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From comedian to Punjab's next CM: Journey of Bhagwant Mann
Post elections, Mann has been maintaining that the party would garner a comfortable majority. “We are not worried, we will get 80 plus seats, it’s the other who need to sit and calculate.’’
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Born in Satoj village of Sangrur in 1973, Mann started his career as a comedian. He began his political career in 2011 with the Punjab Peoples Party, which is led by Manpreet Singh Badal. In 2012, he fought the elections from the Lehragaga constituency but lost.
Later, he joined the Aam Aadmi Party in 2014 and contested the election from the Sangrur Lok Sabha seat. His importance in Punjab politics increased when he defeated the veteran leader of Punjab Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, who was then with Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD).
Mann has been elected to the Punjab Lok Sabha seat of Sangrur for two terms in a row since 2014.
The party declared him its CM face on January 19, barely a month before the elections after a phone-in poll which it claimed received 2.15 million responses with over 93 percent voting for Mann.
He gained popularity from his satires in TV show 'Jugnu Mast Mast'. He also featured in several other comedy shows.
Post elections, Mann has been maintaining that the party would garner a comfortable majority. "We are not worried, we will get 80 plus seats, it's the other who need to sit and calculate.''
