Bhagwant Mann

Bhagwant Singh Mann is an Indian politician and the 17th Chief Minister of Punjab, a post he has held since 16 March 2022. He belongs to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).

Mann was born on 17 October 1973 in Satoj village in Sangrur district. Before politics he worked as a comedian, singer and actor, and in 2008 he competed in The Great Indian Laughter Challenge.

He joined AAP in March 2014 and won the Sangrur seat in the Lok Sabha in May 2014. He was re-elected in 2019 and resigned the seat on 14 March 2022, after winning the Dhuri seat in the Punjab Assembly on 10 March 2022. He was named AAP’s Chief Minister candidate on 18 January 2022.

In November 2026 he is in the news over an invitation to be chief guest at the World Punjabi Conference in Lahore, due from 27 to 29 November. The Ministry of External Affairs said on 13 November that it expects everybody to follow India’s national policy on relations with foreign countries, and Mann said his office would seek political clearance from the Centre.

Sources: Wikipedia, The Tribune