Punjab recorded an estimated 70 percent polling for the high-stake contest among Congress, new entrant AAP and ruling SAD-BJP combine.
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First phase of polling in Punjab was conducted on Saturday, 4 February. Congress candidate Navjot Singh Sidhu, along with his wife Navjot Kaur and his son, after casting their votes at a polling station in Amritsar on Saturday. The Amritsar Lok Sabha seat fell vacant following the resignation of Amarinder Singh to protest the apex court verdict on Punjab’s river waters. PTI
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Congress Lok Sabha candidate Gurjeet Singh Aujla, along with his family members, showing a victory sign after casting his vote at a polling station in Amritsar on Saturday. PTI.
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Congress candidate Raj Kumar Verka showing his voter identity card at a polling station before casting vote for Assembly elections in Amritsar on Saturday. Punjab recorded an estimated 70 percent polling for the high-stake contest among Congress, new entrant AAP and ruling SAD-BJP combine. PTI
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Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal showing a victory sign after casting his vote in Badal village in Muktsar district on Saturday. The Akali Dal, BJP and Congress — the traditional parties on Punjab’s political scene, are not only holding on to their existing political space but also fighting hard to ward off the challenge from AAP. PTI.
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Congress candidate from Bathinda (urban) Manpreet Singh Badal showing a victory sign after casting his vote in Badal village in Muktsar district on Saturday. In this Congress versus AAP versus the SAD-BJP fight, Punjab is all set to see some interesting results on 11 March. PTI.
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SAD president and deputy chief minister of Punjab Sukhbir Singh Badal showing a victory sign after casting his vote in Badal village in Muktsar district on Saturday. Earlier Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi had called Sukhbir Singh Badal a symbol of corruption. PTI.

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