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Aam Aadmi Party (AAP’s) has projected Bhagwant Mann as its chief ministerial candidate for Punjab. Arvind Kejriwal, party’s chief today announced Bhagwant Mann’s selection as the people’s choice after revealing the results of the tele-voting drive in which people were asked to phone in their choice for the chief minister post.
Bhagwant Mann received over 93 per cent of the votes cast through phone and WhatsApp, AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal told the reporters. More than 21 lakh people participated in the poll, AAP said.
“It is clear that AAP will win the Punjab election. The person chosen as the Chief Ministerial candidate will be the next Chief Minister of Punjab,” Mr Kejriwal said at an auditorium in Mohali.
I congratulate Sardar Bhagwant Mann on being declared CM face of AAP in Punjab. Whole Punjab is looking upto AAP as a hope. Its a huge responsibility and I am sure Bhagwant will bring back smile on the face of every Punjabi.
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) January 18, 2022
Aam Aadmi Party strongly believes that the projecting to replicate ‘Delhi model of development’ in Punjab along with the combined appeal of Kejriwal and Mann would see it through the assembly elections.
According to sources, Bhagwant Mann, the 48-year-old two-time Member of Parliament from Sangrur is likely to contest from the Dhuri assembly constituency in Sangrur district.
