“Spend maximum time in constituencies, not in Capital”, Bhagawant Man's tips to AAP MLAs
"We have to work for all those places where we went to seek votes. All MLAs must work in the areas from where they have been elected, not just stay in Chandigarh," Mr Mann said.
Chandigarh: Newly elected Chief Minister of Punjab, Bhagwant Mann advised his Aam Aadmi Party MLAs to spend maximum time with their constituencies and not in Capital Chandigarh.
He addressed newly-elected MLAs that Mr. Mann said that “Our agenda is to bring change in Punjab, develop your constituencies and address the problem. You should accessible to you people in the constituencies. Not all become the ministers in the Cabinet, think yourself as ministers and develop the constituencies”, Mr. Mann advised his MLAs.
"We have to work for all those places where we went to seek votes. All MLAs must work in the areas from where they have been elected, not just stay in Chandigarh," Mr Mann said.
"We can have 17 cabinet ministers besides the Chief Minister. Nobody has to get upset. You are all cabinet ministers," he told the meeting of 92 MLAs including himself.
This came a day after the AAP registered a huge win in the elections scooping up 92 seats in the 117-member Assembly. Mr Mann, who was the party's chief ministerial candidate, won from the Dhuri seat by over 58,000 votes.
Mr Mann appealed party MLAs not to get arrogant and work for even those who have "not voted for the party".
"I appeal to all of you not to be arrogant. Work even for those who have not voted for you. You are the MLAs of the Punjabis. They have elected the government," newly elected CM given tips to his MLAs.
AAP matched Punjab's 60-year record for the most seats won by a single party in the elections which sent giants from across parties including incumbent Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, Congress state chief Navjot Singh Sidhu and former Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh home with pink slips.