Captain Amarinder Singh, who led the Congress to victory in Punjab after a decade, took oath as the state's 26th Chief Minister today. This is the second time that Singh takes oath as chief minister, having served in that capacity in 2002-2007.
Senior Congress leader Braham Mohindra, Navjot Singh Sidhu, Manpreet Singh Badal, Sadhu Singh Dharamkot, Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa, Rana Gurjit Singh Sodhi, Charanjit Singh Channi sworn in as cabinet ministers.
Two women MLAs Aruna Chaudhary and Razia Sultana sworn in as ministers of state.
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, former PM Dr Manmohan Singh besides senior party leaders attended the ceremony.
Singh and members of his cabinet were administered oath by Punjab Governor V P Singh Badnore at the Raj Bhawan.
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