Chandigarh: The new Congress Government, led by Captain Amarinder Singh, is set to take oath of office in a ceremony planned for Thursday, March 16.
The date was finalized in the first meeting of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) and the subsequent meeting of the CLP leader Captain Amarinder Singh with the Punjab Governor V P Singh Badnore here on Sunday afternoon. Amarinder, the chief sculptor of the Congress victory in Punjab, was earlier elected as leader of the legislature party in the CLP meeting.
Captain Amarinder will be meeting Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on March 14 to discuss the formation of new council of ministers among other things.
In a parallel development, the Punjab Governor has issued orders to dissolve the Punjab Vidhan Sabha to pave way for formation of the new government after accepting the resignation of Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal.