Amarinder Singh was sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Punjab on Thursday. He was administered oath of office and secrecy by Punjab Governor V.P. Singh Badnore at an impressive ceremony at the Punjab Raj Bhawan in Chandigarh.
This is the second time that Amarinder, 75, has become chief minister of the state. He earlier held the office from 2002 to 2007.
Meanwhile, cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu was inducted as a cabinet minister in the new Congress government headed Amarinder Singh. However, Sidhu has not been designated as deputy chief minister, as was being speculated in political circles.
Sidhu, who joined the Congress party in January, just days ahead of the February 4 assembly elections in Punjab, won the Amritsar-east assembly seat with a margin of over 42,000 votes.
