Finally
after all the confusions, Arvind Kejriwal announced Bhagwant Mann as the CM
Face for the Punjab Assembly elections 2022. The reason behind this is Aam Aadmi Party was apprehensive that if they would choose any outsider
candidate, there would be revolt inside the party.
Bhagwant
Mann had also given an indication that if he is not is chosen as the candidate
for Punjab Elections this time, he will revolt against the party. If this
happened, AAP would have to face heavy loss in this election.
Till
now many agencies cleared from there surveys that there are heavy chances of
AAP to win the elections this time. To ensure their win, the party didn't want
to have any clash between the members. So with the public opinion poll they
decided to announce Bhagwant Mann as the CM Face of Aam Aadmi Party in the
elections.
Here are
some of the facts about Bhagwant Mann chosen as the CM Face for Punjab Assembly
Elections 2022:
Bhagwant
Mann is a two-time MP from Sangrur Lok Sabha seat and the party's face in
Parliament.
He is also the head
of the Aam Aadmi Party's Punjab unit. He is very popular among the people of
Punjab not only as a politician but also as a comedian and actor.
Mann
started his political career in 2011 by joining Manpreet Singh Badal's People's
Party of Punjab. In 2012, he unsuccessfully contested elections in the Lehra
constituency.
In 2014,
he joined Aam Aadmi Party and contested for Lok Sabha elections from Sangrur. He
won that election. After that he lost the 2017 state polls against Akali Dal.
Bhagwant Mann is the
most popular face from the Aam Aadmi Party.
He was frequently targeted
for his alcohol consumption. He was also dragged in a huge controversy ahead of
2017 Punjab elections. In 2019,
during a party event he swore not to touch alcohol and will serve the state for
progress.
Mann is one of the popular
politicians from Punjab holding a huge fan base. In the polls conducted by the
Aam Aadmi Party asking for people's opinion on the upcoming election for CM
face, Bhagwant Mann got 15 lakh votes from the people making him the most
popular.