Kejriwal, Mann pay obeisance at Golden Temple; take part in roadshow

Amritsar: Ahead of the AAP’s roadshow to celebrate its stupendous win in the Punjab polls, party national convener Arvind Kejriwal along with Chief Ministerdesignate Bhagwant Mann on Sunday paid obeisance at the Golden temple here. Soon after reaching here, Kejriwal headed straight to the Golden temple to offer prayers.

Earlier, the Delhi Chief Minister, who was accompanied by his Deputy, Manish Sisodia, was received by Mann at the airport. Senior leader Raghav Chadha was also present. Kejriwal and Mann also paid obeisance at the Durgiana Mandir and the Sri Ram Tirath Mandir here.

They later took part in a roadshow in Amritsar to celebrate the party’s landslide victory and thank voters. AAP registered a landslide victory in the Punjab polls with 92 seats, pushing most of its rivals to the margins. Congress won 18 seats in the 117-member Assembly.

Mann, who was contesting from Dhuri assembly constituency in Sangrur district, won by a margin of 58,206 votes over Congress’ Dalvir Singh Goldy. Mann was announced as AAP’s chief ministerial candidate on January 18. 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 was 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 veteran SAD leader Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa. Mann has been elected to the Punjab Lok Sabha seat of Sangrur for two terms in a row since 2014. He gained popularity from his satires in the TV show ‘Jugnu Mast Mast’. He also featured in several other comedy shows.