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Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann’s cousin switches to BJP ahead of assembly polls
Politics
Published on 11 May 2026
A family tie now sits inside the BJP
Gian Singh Mann, cousin of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, has joined the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was welcomed by Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini and Punjab BJP president Sunil Jakhar, a move coming with early next year’s Punjab assembly elections in sight. Mann, from Sangrur district, is expected to strengthen the BJP’s outreach as campaigning heats up.
- Gian Singh Mann, cousin of CM Bhagwant Mann, joins BJP
- He was welcomed by Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini and Punjab BJP chief Sunil Jakhar
- The switch comes ahead of Punjab assembly polls early next year
- Mann is from Sangrur district
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