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PunJab eLectionS 2022

Beginning of a new Politics

in Border state

Captain Amarinder Singh says that Punjabis have shown the true spirit of

Punjabiyat by rising and voting above sectarian and caste lines

OuR BuREAu Minister to the swearing-in ceremo-
ny which is scheduled to be held on
Chandigarh/New Delhi
March 16.
unjab has made history. The AAP won 92 seats in the elections
AAP had a landslide win in the which made many tall leaders bite the
PPunjab Assembly polls by win- dust across parties including Charanjit
ning 92 seats to form its government in Singh Channi and former chief minis-
the state with a three-fourth majority ter Captain Amarinder Singh.
in the 117-member legislative assem- Delhi Chief Minister and Aam
bly. Aadmi Party national convenor Arvind
In the Punjab election, the ruling Kejriwal on Friday said that he is sure
Congress managed to secure 18 seats that Bhagwant Mann will fulfil every
while Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) expectation of the people of Punjab as
ended up with two seats. The Shiroma- the chief minister of the state.
ni Akali Dal (SAD) bagged three seats Bhagwant Mann met the Delhi
while Bahujan Samaj Party managed CM at his residence in presence of
to win a solitary seat. Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia. He
Punjab witnessed a multi-cor- touched Kejriwal’s feet and sought his
nered contest with key players being blessings. “My younger brother Bhag-
Congress, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), want Mann will take oath as the Chief
Shiromani Akali Dal-Bahujan Sam- Minister of Punjab. Today he came to
aj Party alliance, and the coalition of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Chief Ministerial candidate for Punjab Assembly Bhagwant Mann my house to invite me for his oath-tak-
Bharatiya Janata Party-former chief embraces Delhi Chief Minister and party National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal during a meeting, ing ceremony. I am sure that as a Chief
minister Captain Amarinder Singh’s in New Delhi on Friday. (ANI Photo) Minister, Bhagwant will fulfil every
Punjab Lok Congress and SAD expectation of the people of Punjab,”
(Sanyukt) led by SS Dhindsa. Kejriwal said in a tweet.
Congress’ Charanjit Singh Chan- As the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)
ni, Parkash Singh Badal, Sukhbir Singh registered a historic win in Punjab As-
Badal, Amarinder Singh and Navjot sembly polls by winning a three-fourths
Singh Sidhu all lost to AAP candidates. majority with 92 seats - the highest
In the 2017 Punjab Assembly number of seats won by any party in
polls, Congress won 77 seats whereas the state in over four decades, former
Shiromani Akali Dal could win only 15 Punjab Chief Minister Captain Am-
seats, BJP netted three and indepen- arinder Singh on Thursday said that
dent candidates won two seats. AAP Punjabis have shown the true spirit of
had emerged as the second-largest Punjabiyat by rising and voting above
party with 20 seats. sectarian and caste lines, and congrat-
Aam Aadmi Party chief ministe- ulated AAP and its chief ministerial
rial candidate in the Punjab Assembly candidate Bhagwant Mann.
elections Bhagwant Mann on Friday “I accept the verdict of the peo-
was elected as the leader of the AAP ple with all humility. Democracy has
Legislative Party in the state. This triumphed. Punjabis have shown the
came a day after the Aam Aadmi Party AAP Chief Ministerial candidate for Punjab Bhagwant Mann leaves for Delhi on Friday. (ANI Photo) true spirit of Punjabiyat by rising and
registered a huge win in the elections voting above sectarian and caste lines.
bagging 92 seats in the 117-member rogant. Work even for those who have places where we went to seek votes. Congratulations to @AAPPunjab and
Assembly. Mann, who was the par- not voted for you. You are the MLAs All MLAs must work in the areas from @BhagwantMann,” tweeted Singh.
ty’s chief ministerial face, won from of the Punjabis. They have elected where they have been elected, not just The Punjab Lok Congress Party chief
the Dhuri seat. Addressing the new- the government,” he said. The Chief stay in Chandigarh,” Mann said. and two-time chief minister lost from
ly-elected MLAs, Mann appealed to Minister-elect instructed the MLAs Earlier, after registering a historic Patiala Urban by a margin of 19,873
all of them not to get arrogant and to not stay in Chandigarh and work in win in the Assembly elections, Mann votes to Aam Aadmi Party’s Ajit Pal
work for even those who have “not the areas from where they have been visited party national convenor Arvind Singh Kohli according to Assembly
voted for the party”. elected. Kejriwal in Delhi and sought his bless- poll results declared by the Election
“I appeal to all of you not to be ar- “We have to work for all those ings. He also invited the Delhi Chief Commission on Thursday.

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