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Congratulations to AAP on winning Punjab. Now @ArvindKejriwal must reign in Khalistani elements otherwise Punjab can become Kashmir!
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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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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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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
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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?
Read more about what could be next for the cricketer-turned-politician here
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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
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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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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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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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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.
Read the full column by Arup Ghosh here