From a comedian’s stage to the Chief Minister’s chair, Bhagwant Mann’s political journey has been built on strong public connect. After winning Sangrur twice as MP, he was chosen as AAP’s CM face through a widely publicised phone poll and went on to win Dhuri with a massive margin. His popularity helped power the change narrative, but political rivals have consistently attacked him as a “remote-controlled” Chief Minister, questioning how much independent authority he exercises. As Punjab heads toward 2027, the key question is whether a leader backed by mass appeal but facing the “remote control” perception will once again be projected as the party’s CM face or will the next election demand a stronger image of independent leadership and governance performance ?
कॉमेडियन के मंच से मुख्यमंत्री की कुर्सी तक का सफर तय करने वाले भगवंत मान की राजनीति मजबूत जनसंपर्क पर आधारित रही है। संगरूर से दो बार सांसद रहने के बाद उन्हें एक चर्चित फोन पोल के जरिए आम आदमी पार्टी का मुख्यमंत्री चेहरा बनाया गया और उन्होंने धूरी से बड़ी जीत हासिल की। उनकी लोकप्रियता ने बदलाव की लहर को गति दी, लेकिन राजनीतिक विरोधी लगातार उन्हें “रिमोट कंट्रोल” मुख्यमंत्री कहकर उनकी स्वतंत्र निर्णय क्षमता पर सवाल उठाते रहे हैं। अब 2027 की ओर बढ़ते पंजाब में बड़ा सवाल यह है कि जनाधार वाले लेकिन इस धारणा से घिरे नेता को क्या फिर पार्टी का मुख्यमंत्री चेहरा बनाया जाएगा या अगला चुनाव अधिक स्वतंत्र नेतृत्व और ठोस शासन प्रदर्शन की मांग करेगा ?
Among the AAP’s probable CM faces ahead of the 2027 Punjab elections, the focus now shifts to Kultar Singh Sandhwan. Currently the Speaker of the Punjab Assembly and MLA from Kotkapura, Sandhwan carries a clean image and a calm, low-key political style. Known for raising farmer and Panthic concerns in the past, he is seen as a grounded leader with ideological consistency. In Punjab’s high-decibel politics, where visibility and mass connect often outweigh quiet credibility, can his understated presence translate into a statewide leadership image or will he remain a respected institutional figure rather than a mass political face ?
