NEW DELHI - Stand-up comedian-turned-politician Bhagwant Mann of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in a speech after his swearing-in as the Chief Minister of the northern state of Punjab on Wednesday (March 16) said he wanted people to feel that a "mature government" had come to power.
A 10-year-old party, AAP had just won 92 out of the 117 seats in the state election, riding on voter disenchantment with well-entrenched politicians. The 134-year-old Congress party, which previously held sway in the state, managed to garner a paltry 18 seats in the poll.
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