Chandigarh Jan 18 PTI Bhagwant Mann will be the Aam Aadmi Partys AAP chief ministerial face for the Punjab Assembly polls party chief Arvind Kejriwal announced on Tuesday The 48-year-old two-time Sangrur MPs name was announced at a public event where Kejriwal declared the result of the AAPsJanta Chunegi Apna CM drive in which it had asked the people of Punjab as to who should be the partys chief ministerial candidate Mann is the partys state unit chief The party had received 2159 lakh responses under its campaign to elect its CM face for the Assembly polls party leaders saidAddressing the media here Kejriwal said Out of 2159 lakh votes received many people included my name I had earlier said that I am not in the race We declared those votes naming Kejriwal as invalid Out of the remaining 933 per cent people named Sardar Bhagwant Manns name On the second slot was Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu who got 36 per cent votes added KejriwalBhagwant Mann is officially declared as Punjabs next CM and AAPs CM face said Kejriwal After his name was announced Mann got emotional The comedian-turned-politicians mother and sister were also present at the eventThe AAPis the only outfit among major parties contesting the polls which has announced its chief ministerial faceVoting for Punjabs 117 Assembly seats is scheduled for February 20 and the counting will take place on March 10 PTI CHS SUN DV DV

Chandigarh Jan 18 PTI Bhagwant Mann will be the Aam Aadmi Partys AAP chief ministerial face for the Punjab assembly polls party chief Arvind Kejriwal announced on Tuesday Mann 48 is a two-time MP from Sangrur and is the partys state unit chief The announcement was made a public event Kejriwal declared the result of AAPsJanta Chunegi Apna CM drive in which it asked the people of Punjab who should be the partys chief ministerial candidate The party had received 2159 lakh responses under its campaign to elect its CM face for the Assembly polls party leaders saidAAPis the only outfit among major parties contesting the polls which has announced its chief ministerial faceVoting for Punjabs 117 Assembly seats is scheduled for February 20 and the counting will take place on March 10 PTI CHS SUN MIN MIN MIN