Punjabi actress Sonia Mann, daughter of Kirti Kisan Union leader Baldev Singh, has joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). She was welcomed into the party on Sunday in the presence of AAP’s national convenor Arvind Kejriwal.
AAP’s Punjab unit confirmed the news, posting on X:
“Kirti Kisan Union leader S Baldev Singh Ji’s daughter and Punjabi actress Sonia Mann joined Aam Aadmi Party under the leadership of National Convener Arvind Kejriwal. She is very welcome in the Aam Aadmi Party family.”
Who is Sonia Mann?
Sonia Mann is a multi-lingual actress who has worked in Punjabi, Malayalam, Hindi, Telugu, and Marathi films.
🔹 Debut: Malayalam movie Hide n’ Seek
🔹 Bollywood Debut (2014): Kahin Hai Mera Pyar
🔹 Recent Hindi Film: Happy Hardy and Heer (2020)
🔹 Music Collaborations: Worked with several Punjabi singers, including the late Sidhu Moosewala in 2018.
Sonia Mann’s father, Baldev Singh, was a farm leader and activist who was assassinated by Khalistani militants in the 1980s.
Arvind Kejriwal’s Punjab Focus
Following AAP’s defeat in the 2025 Delhi Assembly elections, Arvind Kejriwal has shifted his focus to strengthening AAP in Punjab ahead of the 2027 Assembly elections.
📌 AAP’s 2025 Delhi Defeat:
▪️ BJP won 48 out of 70 seats in Delhi.
▪️ Kejriwal lost his New Delhi seat to BJP’s Parvesh Verma after 13 years in power.
With two years to prepare, Kejriwal is aiming to consolidate AAP’s presence in Punjab, where the party is still in power. Sonia Mann’s entry into politics could boost AAP’s rural and youth outreach in the state.
