The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), whom many are seeing as Congress' main opposition in the upcoming Punjab Assembly Elections will announce its Chief Ministerial candidate on Tuesday. The announcement is expected to come by noon.
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal launched "Janta Chunegi Apna CM" drive and said that AAP will be choosing its Punjab CM after getting feedback from people. Over 15 lakh people have responded to the phone numbers released by the party, said AAP leader Harpal Singh Cheema.
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Speculations are ripe that MP Bhagwant Mann could be AAP's CM face in Punjab after Kejriwal gave a statement saying how Mann is 'dear to him'.
"Bhagwant Mann is very dear to me, he is like a younger brother. I was also saying that we should make him the CM face for Punjab Assembly elections, but he said let the people of Punjab decide this," Kejriwal was quoted in an ANI report.
“We assure people of Punjab to improve law & order situation & ensure justice in all previous incidents of sacrilege if AAP comes to power. Security will be ensured to all - be it PM or anyone else,” he said.
Punjab is set to vote on February 14, 2022 while the results will be out on March 10, 2022.