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` Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa, Manipur Elections Results Live Updates: In a major setback to the Badal family, the Punjab Assembly poll results threw up a surprise as even lesser known faces of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) defeated them by convincing margins. It will be for the first time in three decades that the Badal family will have no representation in the 117-member Punjab Assembly. Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) patriarch and former chief minister Parkash Singh Badal, the oldest candidate in the polls at the age of 94, lost to AAP’s Gurmeet Singh Khudian from his traditional Lambi seat in Muktsar district. : “We whole-heartedly & with total humility accept the mandate given by Punjabis. I am grateful to lakhs of Punjabis who placed their trust in us and to SAD-BSP workers for their selfless toil. We will continue to serve them with humility in the role they have assigned to us,” tweeted SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal after he lost his Jalalabad seat after three consecutive victories. “As president of Akali Dal, I congratulate Aam Aadmi Party, AAP Punjab and their leader Bhagwant Mann on their victory in Punjab poll. I offer them my sincerest good wishes for success and I am sure they will live up to the people’s expectations,” Badal tweeted. “We were targeted by rivals and insulted me and (Arvind) Kejriwal Ji. I want to say the mud they have splashed on us ..we are forgiving all of them but from now onwards they have to start giving respect to the 3 crore people of Punjab. No need to go to officials for the resolution of the problems of Punjab now. All officials to reach out at your doorsteps. The governance of Punjab will be run from villages from now onwards. I thank all the people of Punjab from the bottom of my heart. All of you saw how our image was maligned but red-tapism has to end in Punjab now,” AAP chief ministerial candidate in Punjab Bhagwant Mann said. “My first action will be against unemployment, my green pen will start taking you out of convoys of political leaders. Captain Sahab has also lost, Sidhu, Majithia both lost, Chief Minister Channi lost from both seats. We will start cleaning families by brooming,” Mann said in an apparent warning to those believing in dynastic politics in Punjab. Referring to the serious drugs problem in Punjab, the AAP chief ministerial candidate said, “The youth that I saw in my rallies during weekdays are unemployed. We will give tiffin boxes to youth on the track of drugs addiction. In no time you will find difference in the state. We will ensure that youth does not have to go abroad for studies. We will build stadiums, tracks in villages as the youth of Punjab are running on roads at risk for army recruitment. Now it’s my time to fulfil my responsibilities. I am thankful to Kejriwal ji. There will no picture of Punjab chief minister in any of the government offices. Pictures of martyr Bhagat Singh And Baba Sahib Ambedkar will be placed instead of the Punjab chief minister’s photo. “I will take oath in Khatkar Kalan, the ancestral village of martyr Bhagat Singh. We will adopt something from Delhi and vice versa,” Mann said in reference to the Kejriwal model of governance. AAP chief ministerial candidate Bhagwant Mann’s mother Sardarni Harpal Kaur gets emotional while addressing the people, “After great hard work of Punjabis, the people of Punjab defeated all rivals. Bhagwant Mann will be the face but people of Punjab will work together for prosperity and development of the state.” “AAP wins two seats in Goa. Congratulations and best wishes to Capt Venzy and Er Cruz. Its the beginning of honest politics in Goa,” tweets AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal. Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi trails in Bhadaur (by 22,843 votes) and Chamkaur Sahib (by 2671 votes) as per official EC trends. Punjab AAP chief ministerial candidate Bhagwant Mann wins by a margin of 45,000 votes from Dhuri constituency. Although official results are yet to be out, Mann is way ahead with 65,858 votes against Dalvir Singh Goldy of the Congress who received just 20,767 till 1 pm as per the official ECI website. Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal trails by a margin of 10,526 votes from the Jalalabad seat. Jagdeep Kamboj from Aam Aadmi Party had received 37,195 votes against Badal’s 26,030 at 12.50 pm as per the ECI official website. In Patiala, AAP candidate Ajit Pal Singh Kohli has reportedly defeated former chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh although the official results are yet to come out. As per ECI, Kohli at 12.18 pm received in 33,142 votes which amounted to 45.4 per cent of the votes cast while Singh got 20,105 votes making upto 27.54 per cent of the votes. Punjab AAP in-charge Raghav Chadha while addressing workers from rooftop at the Chandigarh AAP office said, “Now Punjab will be known as Uthta Punjab, Rangla Punjab instead of Urrta Punjab under Bhagwant Mann leadership. We have urged people of Punjab to apply broom but they have applied vacuum cleaner in the state. People of Punjab like the pair of Arvind Kejriwal and Bhagwant Mann. Kejriwal is not pro-terrorist but he is pro-education and development. This has been proved by the people of Punjab. From Kashmir to other states, there is a need of the Kejriwal model. While Charanjit Singh from AAP is leading in Chamkaur Sahib constituency, Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi is trailing from Chamkaur Sahib seat. Meanwhile, Punjab BJP president Ashwini Kumar Sharma has won from Pathankot seat. In Panaji, Atanasio Monserrate wins while son of former chief minister Manohar Parrikar, Utpal who fought as an Independent candidate concedes defeat. The BJP is leading in 18 out of 40 seats as per the official ECI website. Manipur chief minister and BJP leader N Biren Singh is leading by huge margin of 8,574 votes against nearest Congress rival in Heingang. Former chief minister and CLP leader O Ibobi Singh is ahead by margin of 472 votes against BJP’s L Basanta Singh in Thoubal seat, according to poll trends. “Punjab has given chance to Kejriwal’s model of governance. Today, his model of governance has been established at the national level. This is the victory of the ‘Aam Aadmi,” AAP leader Manish Sisodia tells ANI. According to trends reflected on the Election Commission of India official website, AAP is leading in 89 out of 117 seats while BJP in three. The Congress is leading in 15. Meanwhile celebrations have started at the AAP office in Chandigarh and big cut outs of chief ministerial candidate Bhagwant Mann and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal have been erected in AAP office by supporters. Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi trailing by 3,500 votes from Bhadaur constituency in Punjab. Captain Amarinder Singh trailing by 9,238 votes; Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Badal trailing by 14,347 votes; Singher Sidhu Moosewala trailing by 14,344 votes. Chief Minister Pramod Sawant continues to trail in Saquelim constituency while Congress leader Dharmesh Saglani is leading from the seat. In the state, the BJP is leading in 18 seats, Congres in 12, Maharashtrawadi Gomantak in 5, Aam Aadmi Party n1, Independent in 2 as per early EC trends. “We can witness positive trends in Punjab and we hope the results will also be positive. I thank the people of Punjab for voting for change,” says Delhi minister and AAP leader Gopal Rai. The AAP has crossed the majority mark with an early lead in 88 Assembly constituencies in Punjab, reports News18. In Goa, BJP leading in 13 seats at the end of round one of counting while Congress is leading in 7, MGP in 2, AAP in 1, and Independents in 2, as per early trends. Former chief minister Harish Rawat of Congress is leading from Lalkuan constituency slowly picking up from behind. Former Punjab chief minister and SAD patron Parkash Singh Badal trailing from Lambi Constituency while former Punjab chief minister and PLC chief Captain Amarinder Singh is trailing from Patiala constituency. PPCC president Navjot Singh Sidhu and SAD candidate Bikramjit Singh Majithia are also trailing while AAP is leading from Amritsar East Constituency. SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal trailing from Jalalabad constituency. BJP leads in 7 seats in Uttarakhand, 2 in Goa Counting begins in Punjab. Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur. BJP, Congress to keep a close eyes on Goa polls, AAP confident of win in Punjab. The counting of votes for the recently held Assembly elections in the states of Punjab , Goa , Manipur and Uttarakhand will start at 8 am on Thursday. According to a statement issued by the State CEO, before the commencement of the counting of votes, the returning officer for maintaining the secrecy of voting will read Section 128 in the Representation of the People Act, 1951 to all the officers, clerks, agents, or other persons performing the duty of counting votes, ANI reported. Close race in Uttarakhand As per ANI, the exit polls on Monday predicted a close race in Uttarakhand, with many of them giving an edge to the BJP to form the government. Some exit polls also predicted that Congress would finish ahead and could cross the halfway mark in the 70-member Assembly. Polling in Uttarakhand took place on 14 February and the counting of votes will take place on 10 March. Preparations for the counting of votes in 11 Assembly constituencies in the Haridwar district on Wednesday is underway, informed District Election Officer, Vinay Shankar Pandey. He took stock of these preparations ahead of the counting of votes on Thursday. The counting of votes will start on 10 March at 8 am, ANI said in a report. “He said that the number of booths is more in the five Assembly constituencies. Among them, Haridwar, Ranipur, Khanpur, Jhabreda and Haridwar will have a round of 14 tables, and in the remaining six Assembly constituencies, there will be a round of seven tables,” he added. “The counting site is within 100 metres of the Shivdel school campus, a zero zone, and no person will enter with a vehicle. All arrangements have been made by the district administration to ensure that the counting of votes is transparent, fair, independent, following the rules and following the three-tier security arrangements,” he stated. “As there are 181 booths in Haridwar, there will be 13 rounds of counting of votes. There is a complete ban on any kind of procession by the winning candidates after the counting of votes,” he further stated. The exit polls on Monday predicted a close race in Uttarakhand, with many of them giving an edge to the BJP to form the government. Some exit polls also predicted that Congress would finish ahead and could cross the halfway mark in the 70-member Assembly, ANI said. Hung Assembly likely in Goa According to ANI, amid the predictions of a hung Assembly in Goa by the pollsters, All India Congress Committee (AICC) Secretary Ivan D’Souza on Wednesday came down heavily on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alleging “horse-trading” by the party and said that Union Home Minister Amit Shah and other leaders landed in Goa ahead of counting for the state Assembly polls. Speaking to reporters, he said, “We will not allow any horse-trading habit of BJP…Last time though we are the single largest in the state, we have got 17 members, BJP got 13 members. They have horse traded our members.” Leveling allegations of giving out money to switch sides, he said, “They (BJP) are buying the members.” “Amit Shah is already landed in Goa and other leaders also landed in Goa. Why have they landed in Goa? Just to buy the other party members. So precaution has to be taken by our party. That’s our duty. We have learned from our previous experiences of whatever the BJP did,” D’Souza said. The Congress has moved its 2022 Assembly poll candidates to a resort to avoid poaching bids by rival parties. The party has brought in its senior leadership, including DK Shivakumar from Karnataka, with the candidates in Bambolim Beach Resort of Goa, ANI said. AAP favoured in Punjab Ahead of the counting of votes for Punjab polls, Aam Aadmi Party’s chief ministerial candidate Bhagwant Mann has exuded confidence of party’s comfortable victory in the state and said people have rejected other political parties, ANI said in a report. Mann, who visited the place where EVMs are stored in Patiala, asserted that Punjab wants a change. “We talked about hospitals, schools, electricity (during campaigns). People have rejected other parties and good results will come tomorrow. I’m not an astrologer but I know people of Punjab want a change. The number of seats we can cross is 80 even 100,” Mann told ANI. BJP likely to win Manipur As per ANI, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Manipur President, Adhikarimayum Sharda Devi, on Tuesday, exuded confidence over its victory in the State Assembly elections that went for polling in two phases in February this year. Devi said that BJP has set a target of bagging more than 40 seats out of a total of 60 constituencies in Manipur. “We have set a target of over 40 seats and are confident of forming a stable government. When the final results are declared, we expect the number to be 40 plus only… We haven’t taken a decision on Chief Ministerial candidate and there is no point of a new CM here,” Devi told ANI. Assembly polls in Manipur were conducted in two phases on 28 February and 5 March. With inputs from ANI Read all the Latest News , Trending News , Cricket News , Bollywood News , India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Punjab Election Result 2022 Updates: BJP workers will continue to alert people against ‘separatist politics’ in state, says PM Modi
Punjab Election Result Live: While addressing party workers from the BJP headquarters after the results of the polls to the five states were announced, the prime minister said the Punjab workers have made the party and its flag proud with their work in the state despite difficult circumstances
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AAP slams Opposition pre-poll predictions
Never mess with @ArvindKejriwal 🔥#AAPSweepsPunjab pic.twitter.com/gJOeWg8jJN
— AAP (@AamAadmiParty) March 10, 2022
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AAP set to gain in Rajya Sabha polls
With a landslide victory in Punjab under its belt, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) appears set to make big inroads in Rajya Sabha.
Elections have been announced to five Rajya Sabha seats in Punjab and the AAP might bag all of them, taking its total in the Upper House to eight.
The AAP already has three members – all from Delhi – in Rajya Sabha. It stands to gain in Punjab as two different elections will be held for the five Rajya Sabha seats – one for three seats and another for the remaining two.
Among the retiring members from Punjab are Partap Singh Bajwa and Samsher Singh Dullo (both Congress), Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa and Naresh Gujral (both Akali Dal) and Shwait Malik (BJP).
Two more members – Balwinder Singh Bhunder (Akali Dal) and Ambika Soni (Congress) – from the state will complete their tenure in July and the AAP may bag both.
– PTI
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Congress MP Shashi Tharoor calls for reform in party’s organisational leadership
2/2 And to reform our organisational leadership in a manner that will reignite those ideas and inspire the people.
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) March 10, 2022
One thing is clear - Change is unavoidable if we need to succeed.
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PM Modi lauds BJP workers in Punjab
#WATCH | I can already see BJP emerging as 'A force to reckon' with', in Punjab...Our Punjab workers have made the party and our flag proud with their work in Punjab despite difficult circumstances....: PM Modi pic.twitter.com/LHgEbI14Si
— ANI (@ANI) March 10, 2022
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Harbhajan Singh congratulates AAP on victory
Congratulations to @AamAadmiParty and My friend #BhagwantMann on Becoming our New Chief minister .. great to hear that he will be taking oath as the new CM in Bhagat Singh's village Khatkarkalan, 🙏 what a picture…this is a proud moment for Mata ji 🙏🙏 pic.twitter.com/k46DNr6Pjz
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) March 10, 2022
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He is on the right path, says Bhagwant Mann’s mother on AAP’s win
After Aam Aadmi Party’s win in Punjab assembly elections, the mother of Bhagwant Mann, Harpal Kaur on Thursday said that her son is on the right path.
Mann is AAP’s chief minister candidate from Dhuri.
Speaking to ANI, Kaur said, “I am very happy. His father must have been happy too, to see his son becoming a Chief Minister… Earlier also he was on the right path, today also he is on the right path…”
Meanwhile, Bhagwant Mann will take the oath as Punjab’s Chief Minister in Bhagat Singh’s village Khatkarkalan, and not at the Raj Bhawan in Chandigarh.
– ANI
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Sanyukt Samaj Morcha fails to make mark in polls
The Sanyukt Samaj Morcha, a political outfit of several farmer bodies, failed to make an impact in the political space during the 2022 Punjab assembly polls.
Farmer leader Balbir Singh Rajewal-led SSM could not win any seat in Punjab where the AAP appeared set to register a comprehensive victory.
Euphoric over the success of their ‘morcha’, which continued for over a year at Delhi borders against the Centre’s now-repealed three farm laws, several farm groups had decided last December to take the electoral plunge to bring about a political change.
They fought the 20 February polls in alliance with Haryana Bharatiya Kisan Union (Chaduni) leader Gurnam Singh Chaduni-led Sanyukt Sangharsh Party.
– PTI
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AAP win 92 of 117 seats, according to Election Commission of India
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AAP headquarters comes to life: Workers celebrate ‘Jeet Ki Holi’, dance to Punjabi songs
The AAP headquarters at Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg here on Thursday reverberated with celebrations as it became clear that the party was headed for a massive win in the Punjab Assembly polls.
AAP volunteers and supporters danced to the beats of dhol and Punjabi songs, distributed sweets and showered flower petals as party supremo and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal entered the party office.
It is a victory of honest politics in Punjab. We are celebrating ‘Jeet Ki Holi’ (Holi of victory), Mankeerat Singh, a party volunteer from Punjab, said as he threw colour in the air.
Elated AAP supporters took selfies and garlanded AAP leaders present at the party headquarters. Rose petals were strewn on the road in front of the AAP headquarters, with various small and large posters and hoardings of prominent party leaders like Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and Bhagwant Mann coming up.
– PTI
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Major setback for Badals
In a major setback to the Badal family, the Punjab Assembly poll results threw up a surprise as even lesser known faces of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) defeated them by convincing margins. It will be for the first time in three decades that the Badal family will have no representation in the 117-member Punjab Assembly. Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) patriarch and former chief minister Parkash Singh Badal, the oldest candidate in the polls at the age of 94, lost to AAP’s Gurmeet Singh Khudian from his traditional Lambi seat in Muktsar district.
Parkash Badal was defeated by Khudian by a margin of 11,396 votes. His son and SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal, the MP from Ferozepur parliamentary constituency, had entered the fray from the Jalalabad seat in Fazilka district. However, he also lost to AAP’s Jagdeep Kamboj by a margin of 30,930 votes. Parkash Badal’s nephew Manpreet Singh Badal, who is a Congress leader and a state minister, faced a crushing defeat from the Bathinda Urban seat against AAP’s Jagroop Singh Gill by a margin of 63,581 votes.
Sukhbir Badal’s brother-in-law and SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia ended the poll race on the third spot from Amritsar East. AAP’s Jeevanjyot Kaur won the seat, defeating state Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu. Majithia had left his Majitha seat in Amritsar to take on Sidhu, who was the MLA from Amritsar East. Parkash Badal’s son-in-law Adaish Pratap Singh Kairon was defeated by AAP’s Laljit Singh Bhullar from Patti by a margin of 10,999 votes. However, Majithia’s wife Ganieve Kaur Majithia, a political greenhorn, won from Majitha. She defeated her nearest rival, Sukhjinder Raj Singh of the AAP, by a margin of 26,062 votes.Rawat had led the party’s poll campaign in the state and he was billed to be the top contender for the post of chief minister, if his party was to win. This was also seen as a comeback poll for Rawat as he had lost from both Kichcha and Haridwar (rural) seats in the last assembly polls held in 2017. He had also lost the Nainital seat in the 2019 general elections.
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Harish Rawat loses from Lalkuwa
Former chief minister Harish Rawat, who had led the Congress campaign in the Uttarakhand assembly polls, lost to the BJP’s Mohan Singh Bisht from Lalkuwa by 17,527 votes. Bisht had managed an early lead over Rawat and maintained it till the end. Rawat’s loss from Lalkuwa is significant as he was initially fielded by the party high-command from the Ramnagar constituency, but shifted to Lalkuwa following an opposition to his candidature by party colleague and one-time close associate Ranjeet Rawat.
Rawat had led the party’s poll campaign in the state and he was billed to be the top contender for the post of chief minister, if his party was to win. This was also seen as a comeback poll for Rawat as he had lost from both Kichcha and Haridwar (rural) seats in the last assembly polls held in 2017. He had also lost the Nainital seat in the 2019 general elections.
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Congress concedes defeat in Goa
Congress on Thursday evening said it respected people’s mandate in the Goa Assembly elections and would sit in Opposition. The BJP won because non-BJP votes got split, it claimed. The incumbent BJP has won 20 out of 40 seats in Goa while Congress has won 10 and its candidate was leading on one seat. State Congress chief Girish Chodankar told reporters here that he took responsibility for the party’s performance. “I own the responsibility…we were not able to convince people not to split the votes,” he said in the presence of Congress’ Goa election in-charge Dinesh Gundu Rao.
“I feel that I have failed as Goa Pradesh Congress Committee president and time has come to replace me,” Chodankar added. Ruling out any attempt to form government by splitting the BJP, Chodankar said Congress did not want to “act like the BJP” and would rather prefer to sit in the opposition. BJP had formed government in Goa in 2017 even after failing to gain simple majority. Chodankar said the BJP managed to win by splitting votes through other parties. Congress lost seven to nine seats because other parties split non-BJP votes, he claimed.
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‘It’s people’s victory’
AAP’s Gurmeet Singh Khudian, after defeating SAD patriarch and former Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal in Lambi, said: “It’s people’s victory. Youth has brought a new Inquilab. From the first day onwards, people walked along with me and supported me.”
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N Biren Singh leads BJP to victory
Exactly 20 years after he joined politics, Nongthombam Biren Singh, the former footballer and journalist-turned chief minister of Manipur, has led BJP to a position where it is set to form the government for a second consecutive term. The 61-year-old has been widely credited for bringing peace and bridging the divide between the people of the valley and the hills, in this insurgency-hit, multi-ethnic state during his tenure as chief minister in the past five years.
The man whose initiatives -e ‘Go to hills’, ‘Meeyamgi Numit’ (People’s Day on 15th of every month) and ‘Hill Leaders’ Day’ – has made it easier for people in far flung hamlets to access their elected leaders and top bureaucrats, is considered by many as a grassroots man. The former footballer who later became editor of a vernacular daily ‘Naharolgi Thoudang’, has managed to strike a chord with the youth, promoting entrepreneurship through programmes such as ‘Start-Up Manipur’ as an alternative for young people who were being attracted to insurgency.
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Uttarakhand CM loses from Khatima
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami lost from the Khatima assembly seat on Thursday. The BJP leader was defeated by Congress’ Bhuwan Chandra Kapri by 6,579 votes. The BJP is heading for a second consecutive victory in the hill state
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Bhagwant Mann receives winning certificate
AAP chief ministerial candidate from Dhuri, Bhagwant Mann receives his winning certificate in Sangrur district.
ਧੂਰੀ ਦੇ ਇਨਕਲਾਬੀ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਵਲੋਂ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਜਿੱਤ ਦਾ ਇਹ ਫ਼ਤਵਾ ਸ਼ਹੀਦ ਭਗਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਜੀ ਅਤੇ ਬਾਬਾ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਅੰਬੇਡਕਰ ਜੀ ਨੂੰ ਸਮਰਪਿਤ... pic.twitter.com/KcA94SqalW
— Bhagwant Mann (@BhagwantMann) March 10, 2022
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Star for 111 days, Channi back to humdrum politics
Before the elections were declared, Channi had been CM for 111 days – a term marked by populist announcements as the state headed into the elections. These included the slashing of power tariff and making cable tv, and even sand, cheaper. He projected himself as a politician who could identify with the masses. ‘Ghar ghar chali gal, Channi karda masle hal,’ was a catchphrase coined by him. Roughly translated, it means, “It’s the talk of the town — Channi solves problems.” His rivals claimed it was all just talk. But Channi once said, “I am not ‘ailaanjeet’ (one who only makes announcements). I am ‘Vishwasjeet’ (one who has won the people’s trust).” Not enough, it would seem for the Congress to make a mark in the election.
Sharma is one of the leaders of the G-23, which has been critical of the Congress leadership and demanded organisational overhaul. His colleague and Congress spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi took a swipe at the AAP’s leadership in Punjab, alleging that hey will be in “high spirits”. “From the preliminary looks of it, the Aam Aadmi party cadre & their CM face in Punjab will be in high spirits today,” Singhvi tweeted
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Congress leader congratulates AAP
Senior Congress leader and party’s deputy leader in Rajya Sabha Anand Sharma congratulated the Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday for its victory in Punjab and hoped that its government will deliver on the electoral promises. “Congratulations to Arvind Kejriwal for Aam Admi Party’s victory in Punjab. We hope that the new government delivers on its electoral promises,” he said on Twitter.
Sharma is one of the leaders of the G-23, which has been critical of the Congress leadership and demanded organisational overhaul. His colleague and Congress spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi took a swipe at the AAP’s leadership in Punjab, alleging that hey will be in “high spirits”. “From the preliminary looks of it, the Aam Aadmi party cadre & their CM face in Punjab will be in high spirits today,” Singhvi tweeted
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Bhagwant Mann pays obeisance at gurudwara
Bhagwant Mann on Thursday paid obeisance at Gurdwara Sri Mastuana Sahib.
ਸਰਟੀਫ਼ਿਕੇਟ ਲੈਣ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਮਸਤੂਆਣਾ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਵਿਖੇ ਨਤਮਸਤਕ ਹੋਏ...ਪਰਮਾਤਮਾ ਦਾ ਸ਼ੁਕਰਾਨਾ ਕੀਤਾ ਅਤੇ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਦੀ ਚੜ੍ਹਦੀ ਕਲਾ ਲਈ ਅਰਦਾਸ ਕੀਤੀ... pic.twitter.com/sXITmvR5pU
— Bhagwant Mann (@BhagwantMann) March 10, 2022
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Gautam Gambhir takes dig at Kejriwal
Congratulations to AAP on winning Punjab. Now @ArvindKejriwal must reign in Khalistani elements otherwise Punjab can become Kashmir!
— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) March 10, 2022
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‘AAP victory indictment of establishment’
Swaraj India president and former AAP leader Yogendra Yadav has termed the Arvind Kejriwal-led party’s performance in Punjab as “spectacular and extraordinary”, but said it’s more “an indictment” of the “entire political establishment” rather than the success of a party in the electoral battle. Speaking to PTI, he said people of the state have given their mandate to the AAP as it managed to present itself as the “only visible political alternative”.
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CM Channi loses from both seats
Outgoing Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi lost the electoral battle from both Bhadaur and Chamkaur Sahib. According to the website of the Election Commission, Channi was drubbed by AAP candidate Labh Singh Ugoke with a margin of 37,558 votes from Bhadaur seat and was also defeated by AAP’s Charanjit Singh from Chamkaur Sahib by a margin of 7,942 votes.
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Captain Amarinder Singh congratulates BJP
Punjab Lok Congress president and former chief minister of Punjab Captain Amarinder Singh congratulated BJP on its performance in the Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur.
Heartiest congratulations to @BJP4India for winning assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Uttrakhand, Goa and Manipur. I'm sure that the party will continue to work for the holistic development & prosperity of these states and it’s people. @narendramodi @AmitShah @JPNadda
— Capt.Amarinder Singh (@capt_amarinder) March 10, 2022
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What next for Sidhu?
Described as an “impulsive and self-centred” politician and called out for not being a team player, Sidhu’s political career now seems uncertain. Reports have emerged that Sidhu has offered to resign following the Congress’ poor show in Punjab. Will the party ask him to step down after losing his seat of Amritsar East to AAP’s Jeevan Jyot Kaur? Will he jump ship to the AAP?
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‘Anti-incumbency of Amarinder could not be overcome’
Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala said that the party presented a new leadership through Charanjit Singh Channi who is son of the soil, but the entire anti-incumbency of 4.5 years under Captain Amarinder Singh could not be overcome and hence people voted for AAP for change.
In Punjab, Congres presented a new leadership through Charanjit Singh Channi who is son of the soil, but the entire anti-incumbency of 4.5 years under Captain Amarinder Singh could not be overcome and hence people voted for AAP for change: Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala pic.twitter.com/j2waxOqvxo
— ANI (@ANI) March 10, 2022
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Parkash Singh Badal goes down in Lambi
SAD patriarch and former chief minister Parkash Singh Badal lost to AAP’s Gurmeet Singh Khudian from his traditional Lambi seat in Punjab’s Muktsar district, according to results declared on Thursday. Badal, 94, the oldest candidate in the fray, was defeated by Khudian by a margin of 11,396 votes. The Aam Aadmi Party is heading for a landslide victory in Punjab.
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Mann Ki Baat: How AAP’s choice for Punjab clicked
Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party {AAP} looks all set to deliver a rude shock to Punjab’s traditional political parties in what can be considered an unprecedented win in the agrarian state, especially after choosing Bhagwant Mann as its chief ministerial candidate against a league of experienced politicians. From being a party that won 20 out of 117 seats in 2017 assembly elections, AAP has come a long way as early trends showed it taking over more than 90 seats in the state, changing all political equations for a long time to come.
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AAP candidate Harpal Cheema wins from Dirba
Leader of Opposition in the current Assembly, Harpal Singh Cheema, has won from the Dirba seat, as per the poll results declared on Thursday. The AAP leader defeated Shiromani Akali Dal nominee Gulzar Singh by a margin of 50,655 votes.
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‘Test of Delhi model comes now’
With the AAP winning big in Punjab, Arup Ghosh writes that the Delhi model’ is slated to be tested.
“Punjab is narrating an interesting story. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), on the back of a landslide win, is now promising “Utthta Punjab” (Rising Punjab), erasing ugly memories of “Udta Punjab” (drug-ridden Punjab). The AAP says that this win is an aashirwad (blessing) and the next step to truly become a ’national and natural alternative’,” Ghosh wrote.
“Cleverly keeping an eye on the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, voices within the AAP are already projecting Arvind Kejriwal as the main alternative to the BJP. They have achieved this against the backdrop of Congress self-destructing through its internal squabbling. Farmers were livid with the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD)-BJP combine over the farm laws. The angry youth, devoid of any future, looked for a fresh alternative. This is where AAP stepped in,” Ghosh added.
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‘Won’t break people’s faith’
Delhi chief minister and AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal said, “I’d like to congratulate my younger brother Bhagwant Mann for becoming Punjab Chief Minister. AAP has crossed over 90 seats, results are still coming; people have put a lot of faith in us, we won’t break it. We will change this country’s politics.”
I'd like to congratulate my younger brother Bhagwant Mann for becoming Punjab Chief Minister. AAP has crossed over 90 seats, results are still coming; people have put a lot of faith in us, we won't break it. We will change this country's politics: AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal pic.twitter.com/uLCqVBbDbQ
— ANI (@ANI) March 10, 2022
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‘Accept mandate with humility’
Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal said his party accepts the mandate given by the people with humility and also congratulated the Aam Aadmi Party.
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‘Accept people’s verdict’
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said he humbly accepts the people’s verdict and extended best wishes to those who have won the mandate. He also thanked all Congress workers and volunteers for their hard work and dedication.
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Channi congratulates AAP
Outgoing Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi said he humbly accepts the verdict by the people of Punjab and congratulated the AAP on the victory.
I humbly accept the verdict of the people of Punjab and Congratulate @AamAadmiParty and their elected CM @BhagwantMann Ji for the victory. I hope they will deliver on the expections of people.
— Charanjit Singh Channi (@CHARANJITCHANNI) March 10, 2022
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‘Those who didn’t vote for AAP need not worry’
Addressing party workers and supporters at Dhuri after the AAP appeared set for a clean sweep in Punjab having taken lead in 93 of the 117 Assembly seats, Bhagwant Mann appealed to the public to work unitedly and said those who did not vote for the APP need not worry as the government will work for all sections of society.
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Navjot Sidhu loses from Amritsar East
Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu has lost from Amritsar East by a margin of 6,750 votes in Punjab
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Bhagwant Mann to take oath at Khatkar Kalan
Speaking at at Sangrur, AAP’s Bhagwant Mann said, “I will take oath as the CM in Bhagat Singh’s village Khatkarkalan, not at the Raj Bhawan.”
Here’s what we know about the famed village:
Geography
According to Census 2011, Khatkar Kalan village is located in Nawanshahr Tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. It is situated nine kilometres away from sub-district headquarter Nawanshahr and nine kilomentres away from district headquarter Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar. As per 2009 figures, Khatkar Kalan village is also a gram panchayat.
Khatkar Kalan has a total population of 1,811 people and about 409 houses.
History
Freedom fighter Bhagat Singh was born on 28 September 1907 in the village of Banga in Lyallpur district. However, his ancestral home is located in Khatkar Kalan village. It was built in 1858 by Bhagat Singh’s great-grandfather Fateh Singh, who named it ‘Deewan Khana’. The house was declared a monument under the Punjab Ancient and Historical Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1964, in 1982 and handed over to the government in 1984. The house was renovated in 2016 at a cost of 42 lakh.
Besides Bhagat Singh, the village is also home to other freedom fighters such as Sardar Ajit Singh and Sardar Swaran Singh.
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Kejriwal hails AAP’s performance in Punjab
Addressing a press conference,AAP leader and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said, “Everyone was united against AAP. The aim was to defeat the AAP. Captain Amarinder Singh sahab lost, Charanjit Singh Channi sahab lost, Badal sahab lost, Sidhu lost, Majithia lost. A wonder done by people of Punjab. This is Inquilab.”
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Punjab Election Result Live: Kejriwal to address media shortly
AAP leader and Delhi Chief Minister Kejriwal to speak from party office shortly. The Aam Aadmi Party appeared set for a clean sweep in Punjab having taken lead in 93 of the 117 Assembly seats.
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Punjab Election Result Live: Malvika, sister of Sonu Sood, loses from Moga
Malvika, the sister of Bollywood actor Sonu Sood, has lost from the Moga Assembly seat in Punjab.
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Punjab Election Result Live: Youngest AAP candidate Narinder Kaur Bharaj wins
Youngest AAP candidate Narinder Kaur Bharaj defeats Punjab Cabinet Minister Vijay Inder Singla from Sangrur seat.
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