CM Bhagwant Mann alcohol row, trust vote win: Punjab assembly sees action-packed day
The Punjab Assembly witnessed a turbulent session marked by opposition demands for Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to undergo an alcohol test, which was rejected by the Speaker. Amid the chaos, the AAP-led government secured a unanimous confidence motion following the defection of several Rajya Sabha MPs to the BJP. The opposition, including Congress and SAD, boycotted the vote, alleging Mann's inebriated presence in the House.
- ▪Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's government passed a confidence motion in the Punjab Assembly after six AAP Rajya Sabha MPs from Punjab switched to the BJP.
- ▪The opposition demanded an alcohol test for CM Bhagwant Mann, claiming he appeared in the Assembly in an inebriated state, but the Speaker rejected the request.
- ▪The confidence motion was passed unanimously as the opposition boycotted the voting, with AAP dismissing the allegations as baseless.
- ▪Punjab BJP chief Sunil Jakhar called for breath analyser tests for all legislators present in the Assembly session.
- ▪CM Bhagwant Mann compared the defection of AAP MPs to bristles falling off a broom, asserting it did not weaken his government.
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CM Bhagwant Mann alcohol row, trust vote win: Punjab assembly sees action-packed dayThe motion was brought by the Bhagwant Mann government after six Rajya Sabha MPs from Punjab, led by Raghav Chadha, switched from AAP to the BJP.Updated on: May 01, 2026 6:43 PM ISTBy Shivam Pratap SinghShare viaCopy link Punjab assembly on Friday experienced an action-packed day with ruckus over the Opposition's demand for Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann's alcohol test and a ‘unanimous’ motion being passed expressing confidence in the CM-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government, just months before elections are due in the state early next year.Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann speaks in the State Assembly, in Chandigarh on Friday.
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