From a comedian to the chief minister-designate of Punjab, Bhagwant Mann has come a long way in a political career of just over a decade. Before his legislative assembly debut this time, he has been elected twice as a Member of Parliament from Sangrur. And weeks before the Punjab election, the Aam Aadmi Party declared him its CM face after a phone-in poll, called “Janta
The Congress, AAP, SAD-BSP and the BJP-led alliance have, in all, fielded only 37 female candidates, marking only a modest increase from the 2017 assembly election's tally of 29.
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Earlier, when people saw his face, they laughed. Now, AAP s Punjab unit president Bhagwant Singh Mann says, they weep when they see him and narrate the problems they face. India News | Bhagwant Mann: Politics No Laughing Matter for Former Comedian.
He may not be a full-time entertainer anymore but Bhagwant Mann, 48, remains a crowd-puller and, now, if the Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) latest tele-vote is to be believed, its most bankable local face ahead of next month's elections.