Finallyafter all the confusions, Arvind Kejriwal announced Bhagwant Mann as the CMFace for the Punjab Assembly elections 2022. The reason behind this is Aam Aadmi Party was apprehensive that if they would choose any outsidercandidate, there would be revolt inside the party.
BhagwantMann had also given an indication that if he is not is chosen as the candidatefor Punjab Elections this time, he will revolt against the party. If thishappened, AAP would have to face heavy loss in this election.
Tillnow many agencies cleared from there surveys that there are heavy chances ofAAP to win the elections this time. To ensure their win, the party didn't wantto have any clash between the members. So with the public opinion poll theydecided to announce Bhagwant Mann as the CM Face of Aam Aadmi Party in theelections.
Here aresome of the facts about Bhagwant Mann chosen as the CM Face for Punjab AssemblyElections 2022:
BhagwantMann is a two-time MP from Sangrur Lok Sabha seat and the party's face inParliament.
He is also the headof the Aam Aadmi Party's Punjab unit. He is very popular among the people ofPunjab not only as a politician but also as a comedian and actor.
Mannstarted his political career in 2011 by joining Manpreet Singh Badal's People'sParty of Punjab. In 2012, he unsuccessfully contested elections in the Lehraconstituency.
In 2014,he joined Aam Aadmi Party and contested for Lok Sabha elections from Sangrur. Hewon that election. After that he lost the 2017 state polls against Akali Dal.
Bhagwant Mann is themost popular face from the Aam Aadmi Party.
He was frequently targetedfor his alcohol consumption. He was also dragged in a huge controversy ahead of2017 Punjab elections. In 2019,during a party event he swore not to touch alcohol and will serve the state forprogress.
Mann is one of the popularpoliticians from Punjab holding a huge fan base. In the polls conducted by theAam Aadmi Party asking for people's opinion on the upcoming election for CMface, Bhagwant Mann got 15 lakh votes from the people making him the mostpopular.