Dr Inderbir Singh Nijjar, a first time MLA, was administered oath on Wednesday as Protem Speaker of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha by Governor Banwarilal Purohit at Raj Bhawan. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mannu were also present in the program.
Nijjar will administer the oath to the newly elected MLAs on Thursday when the three-day session of the new house begins. Vote on account will also be taken during the session. The session will conclude on Tuesday.
Radiologist Nijjar defeated Shiromani Akali Dal candidate Talbir Singh Gill by a margin of 27,503 votes from Amritsar South assembly constituency in the 2022 Punjab Assembly elections.
Meanwhile, the cabinet is likely to be formed on March 19, AAP sources said here.
Names of several MLAs, including Harpal Singh Cheema, Aman Arora, Baljinder Kaur, Kultar Sandhwan, Saravjit Kaur Manuke, Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer, Budh Ram, Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh, Jeevan Jyot Kaur, Dr Charanjit Singh, are doing the rounds for ministerial positions.