Sonu Sood Voluntarily Steps Down As State Icon of Punjab Ahead Of 2022 Assembly Elections

After the?Election Commission announced on Twitter that it has withdrawn Sonu Sood's appointment as the state icon of Punjab, the 48-year-old actor has also announced that "this journey has come to an end."

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"This decision was mutually taken by me and EC in light of my family member contesting in Punjab Assembly Elections," he wrote adding, "I've voluntarily stepped down as the State Icon of Punjab."

Sonu Sood was made the icon of Punjab over a year ago by the Election Commission of India.

Last year in November, Sonu Sood has announced his sister's entry into the political world.?At a press conference at his hometown Moga,?Sood announced, "Malvika is ready. Her commitment to serve people is unparalleled".

For the unversed, in the 2017 Punjab Assembly polls, Congress won an absolute majority in the state by winning 77 seats and ousted the SAD-BJP government after 10 years. Aam Aadmi Party emerged as the second-largest party winning 20 seats in 117-member Punjab Legislative Assembly. The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) could only manage to win 15 seats while the BJP secured 3 seats.??