Chandigarh

Senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders Harpal Singh Cheema and Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal were among ten ministers who were sworn in on Saturday in Punjab.

The ministers took the oath of offices at a swearing-in ceremony at the Raj Bhawan in Chandigarh. The oath was administered by Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit. Eight others who took oath as ministers in the Bhagwant Mann cabinet include Dr Baljit Kaur, Harbhajan Singh ETO, Dr. Vijay Singla, Lal Chand Kataruchak, Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer, Laljit Singh Bhullar, Brahm Shankar Jimpa, and Harjot Singh Bains.

Besides Mann, Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya was also present at the oath-taking ceremony.

Mann's daughter Seerat Kaur Mann and son Dilshan Mann were also present on the occasion.

Earlier, on March 17, Punjab's newly-elected MLAs, including Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, took oath as members of the Legislative Assembly. The legislators were administered the oath of office and secrecy by Protem Speaker Dr. Inderbir Singh Nijjar.

Mann took oath as the Chief Minister of the state on March 16.

The AAP recorded a landslide victory in the recently concluded Punjab Assembly polls winning 92 of the 117 seats.