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Bhagwant Mann all set to take oath as Punjab CM in Bhagat Singh's village

Born in a humble farming family in Satoj village of Sangrur district, the 48-year-old comedian-turned-politician will be the first non-Congress- non-Akali leader to make it to the top post in the border state since 1966, when its map was last redrawn

March 16, 2022 / 10:43 IST
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Bhagwant Mann (left) as CM of Punjab may become a more powerful political figure than Arvind Kejriwal, who is the CM of Delhi. (Image tweeted by @arvindkejriwal)

Punjab Chief Minister-elect Bhagwant Mann will take oath at Khatkar Kalan, the birthplace of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh, on March 16.

Born in a humble farming family in Punjab's Malwa region, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader will be the first non-Congress and non-Akali leader to make it to the top post in the border state since 1966, when its map was last redrawn.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and other senior party leaders will take part in the swearing-in. No former chief minister will be present at Khatkar Kalan event, reports said.

The party registered a landslide victory, winning 92 seats in the 117-seat Punjab Assembly.

Bhagwant Mann, 48, a comedian-turned-politician contested won by a margin of 58,206 votes from Dhuri assembly constituency in Sangrur district. Mann has already resigned as Lok Sabha member of parliament. He represented Sanrgur seat.

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