
Congress leader Charanjit Singh Channi took oath as the new Chief Minister of Punjab at the Raj Bhavan in Chandigarh, today. In a historic political development, Channi became the firstSikh Dalit Chief Minister of the state.
Channi, a three-time MLA from Rupnagar's Chamkaur Sahib, had earlier in the day offered prayers at a gurdwara in Rupnagar.
The oath-taking ceremony was attended by former Congress president Rahul Gandhi along with Punjab AICC in-charge Harish Rawat and state unit president Navjot Singh Sidhu. Captain AmarinderSingh, the former chief minister, however, chose not to attend.
Highlights of Channi’s first press conference after swearing-in as Punjab CM