Popular comedian-actor, Bhagwant Mann, erstwhile popular comedian-actor known for his trademark ‘basanti’ turban, a colour associated with Shaheed Bhagat Singh, has won the Dhuri seat with a margin of 58,206 votes, is set to become Punjab’s next chief minister.
In his first public address in his home town Sangrur after winning the seat and seeing the meteoric rise of the party, Bhagwant Mann promised to fix unemployment as his first task in office.
“No government office in the state will have the photo of the Punjab CM, but will carry a portrait of B.R. Ambedkar.”
Mann said he will take oath as the Chief Minister in Bhagat Singh’s ancestral village Khatkar Kalan and not in Raj Bhawan.
Bhagwant Mann promises changes in Punjab within a month
“We will ensure that the youth do not have to go abroad… Within a month, you will observe changes,” Bhagwant Mann added.
Taking a dig at the opposition leaders, he said, “The elder Badal has lost…Captain (Amarinder Singh) Sahab has also lost. Majithia is also losing. Channi has also lost from both seats.”
The AAP is leading in 91 of 117 seats in the Punjab Assembly, as per the Election Commission of India (ECI) website at 1.10 p.m. The Congress was leading in 17 seats so far.