According to the topsources, Bhagwant Mann, the party’s Lok Sabha MP from Sangrur, is likely to beAam Aadmi Party’s Chief Ministerial face in the upcoming assembly elections.
So far, the AAP hasannounced 88 candidates on five lists to run in the 117-seat Punjab elections.
Last month, Mann saidthat a Bhartiya Janata Party leader promised him a cabinet post and money inexchange for joining the party. “Today I am going to reveal something big. Fourdays back, I got a call from a top BJP leader who asked me to join the partyand offered both money and a cabinet rank. He also told me that being a singleMP the anti-defection law will not be applicable to me and I can get a cabinetrank of my choice. He also asked me the ministry of my choice,” the statepresident was quoted saying.
On its part, BJP hasrubbished this remark and challenged Mann to name the politician publically.
However, The Aam AadmiParty (AAP) on Monday (December 26), won most seats in the Chandigarh MunicipalCorporation polls on its debut. Of the total 35 seats, AAP managed to win 14,followed by BJP (12), Congress (8) and the Shiromani Akali Dal (1).
Last time, AAP won 20seats out of 117 seats in Punjab, on the other hand, for this Mr Kejriwal'sparty has made plenty of commitments, including a promise to imitate the Delhistyle of administration in the state, with a focus on free electricity, water, doorstepservices, health, and education.