{"id":64735,"date":"2026-05-11T19:45:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T14:15:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/?p=64735"},"modified":"2026-05-11T19:45:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T14:15:58","slug":"punjab-cm-bhagwant-manns-cousin-joins-bjp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/latest\/punjab-cm-bhagwant-manns-cousin-joins-bjp\/","title":{"rendered":"Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann\u2019s cousin joins BJP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chandigarh: Gyan Singh Mann, cousin of Bhagwant Mann, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Gyan Singh Mann, who is the son of the younger brother of the Punjab chief minister\u2019s father, formally joined the BJP in the presence of Punjab BJP president Sunil Jakhar.<\/p>\n<p>Haryana CM Nayab Saini present during induction.<\/p>\n<p>According to sources, Bhagwant Mann\u2019s mother and Gyan Singh Mann\u2019s mother are real sisters, making the two leaders closely related within the family.<\/p>\n<p>Other AAP leaders also join BJP<\/p>\n<p>Apart from Gyan Singh Mann, AAP leaders Baljinder Barnala and Manjinder Khahira also joined the BJP during the event.<\/p>\n<p>Manjinder Khahira had been serving as a zonal in-charge in the Aam Aadmi Party.<\/p>\n<p>The political development comes amid increasing political tensions in Punjab following recent ED action against senior AAP leaders and ministers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chandigarh: Gyan Singh Mann, cousin of Bhagwant Mann, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday. 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