Bathinda: Celebrity factors in Punjab Politics reflect two major parties fighting with the election of February 14 assembly in the AAM AADMI (AAP) party and Congress.
The state unit president of the two parties is a celebrity – politician, comedian Bhagwant Mann in the case of AAP and Cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu in the case of Congress.
While Mann and Sidhu have got their political wings, not all celebrities map a successful selection career.
AAP has this year sing singer Anmol Gagan Maan from Kharar and Balkar Sidhu from the Constitution of Assembly of Rampura Phul.
Singer Punjabi Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, better known as Sidhu Moosewala, and actor-philanthropist Sonu Said Malvika Sood Sachar has joined the Congress and is expected to get a party nomination from Mansa and Moga.
Jassi singer Jasraj and Satirist-Actor Ghuggi tried their luck on the AAM AAM AADMI ticket in the election of the Parliamentary Council and 2017, but failed to make a sign.
The Singwinder Satwinder Punjabi Kaur Bitti has tried his luck at the Congress ticket from the Sahewal assembly segment in Ludhiana in the 2017 assembly selection, but has been lost.