PM Modi in his tweet said, “I assure all possible help from the Center for the welfare of Punjab.”
new Delhi:
With the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) registering a historic victory in the Punjab Assembly elections by securing a three-fourth majority with 92 seats, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday congratulated the party and assured all possible support from the Center for the state’s welfare. Gave.
PM Modi said on Twitter, “I want to congratulate you on your victory in Punjab elections. I assure all possible support from the Center for the welfare of Punjab.”
Notably, the Bharatiya Janata Party has retained power in four states—Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur.
Newly elected Chief Minister of Punjab Bhagwant Mann defeated Dalveer Singh Goldy of Congress by a margin of 58,206 votes from Dhuri assembly constituency in Sangrur district. He announced that his swearing-in ceremony would be held at Khatkarkalan in Nawanshahr district, the native village of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh.
This is AAP’s first victory in the state and a major improvement from its performance in the 2017 elections when it was second only to the Congress.
The ruling Congress managed to get 18 seats in the 117-member assembly, while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ended up with two. Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) got three seats and Bahujan Samaj Party got only one seat.
Punjab witnessed a multi-cornered contest with the Congress, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Shiromani Akali Dal-Bahujan Samaj Party alliance and former Bharatiya Janata Party chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh’s Punjab Lok Congress and SAD (United) alliance. ) under the leadership of SS Dhindsa.
In the 2017 Punjab Assembly elections, the Congress won 77 seats in the 117-member house, while the Shiromani Akali Dal could win only 15 seats, the BJP three and independents two. At the same time, AAP has emerged as the second largest party with 20 seats.
In 1987, the Congress had won 87 seats. 1977, Shiromani Akali Dal won the maximum number of seats – 59 while in 1997 it won 75 seats.
Polling was held in 117 assembly seats in Punjab on February 20.
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