Aam Aadmi Party creates history in Punjab by getting a three-fourth majority and sweeping aside big guns like Badals, Captain Amarinder Singh and Charanjit Singh Channi.
At 10:24 pm: AAP sweeps Punjab. Wins 92 seats, EC declares results
Congress: 18
BJP: 2
SAD:3
IND: 1
BSP: 1
At 5.43 pm: AAP leads in 92 seats in Punjab
AAP: 92
Congress: 18
BJP: 2
SAD+: 4
Other: 1
At 5.22 pm: Three former CMs and a sitting CM lose to AAP's candidates
Three former CMs and senior leaders — SAD's Parkash Singh Badal (Lambi), Punjab Lok Congress' Capt. Amarinder Singh (Urban Patiala), Rajinder Kaur Bhatthal(Lehra) — defeated by AAP. Sitting CM Charanjit Singh Channi(Congress) lost Chamkaur Sahib and Bhadaur seats to AAP's candidates
At 5.10 pm: "Humbly accept the people's verdict," tweets Rahul Gandhi
At 4.50 pm: Charanjit Singh Channi loses in both Bahadaur and Chamkaur Sahib seats
At 3.09 pm: Verdict shows I'm not a terrorist, says Kejriwal after AAP win
Kejriwal addresses the public and thanks the people of Punjab for voting in AAP's favour. 'These results are a proof that Kejriwal is not a terrorist but the son of this nation,' he said. Delhi CM also requested more and more women to join the party.
At 2.52 pm: Bhagwant Mann to take oath at Bhagat Singh's village
'I will take oath as the CM in Bhagat Singh's village Khatkarkalan, not at the Raj Bhawan,' said Mann.
'No government office will have my photos, there will be pictures of Shaheed Bhagat Singh and Babasaheb Ambedkar," he added.
At 2.43 pm: SAD's Prakash Singh Badal loses his stronghold Lambi
SAD's Prakash Singh Badal lost his stronghold Lambi to AAP's Gurmeet Singh Khudian.
At 2.42 pm: AAP's Dr Amandeep Arora sweeps Moga by 21,000 votes
AAP's Dr Amandeep Arora wins Moga by defeating Malvika Sood of the Sood family by 21,000 votes.
At 2.35 pm: Big blow to SAD's Majithia, Congress' Sidhu
AAP candidate Jeevanjot Kaur wins from Amritsar East constituency with a margin of 5,000 votes. Navjot Singh Sidhu of the Congress is at number 2, while SAD's Bikramjeet Singh Majithia trails at number 3 from Amritsar East.
At 2.32 pm: Big victory for Bhagwant Mann in Dhuri!
Bhagwant Mann defeats Congress' Dalvir singh Goldy after securing 82,592 votes.
At 2.25 pm: Sidhu Moosewala of Congress loses to AAP's Dr Vijay Singla
AAP's Dr Vijay Singla defeats Congress' Sidhu Moosewala by a huge margin of 5911 votes in Mansa.
At 2.10 pm: Congress' Raja Warring wins from Gidderbaha constituency
In some relief for Congress, Raja Warring wins from Gidderbaha after a tough competition with SAD's Hardeep Singh Dimpy Dhillon.
At 2.06 pm: Sukhbir Singh Badal faces defeat in his stronghold Jalalabad
SAD CM face Sukhbir Singh Badal gets defeated by AAP's Jagdeep Kamboj Goldy by 12000 votes in Jalalabad.
At 2.02 pm: Navjot Singh Sidhu resigns from the post of PPCC chief
Navjot Singh Sidhu resigns from his post of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee after facing defeat in Amritsar East.
At 1.42 pm: Bhagwant Mann, AAP's CM face in Punjab, delivers a victory speech
Bhagwant Mann, AAP's CM face in Punjab, delivers a victory speech as the party is set to form a government in the state. Respect Punjabis, said Bhagwant Mann in the speech.
At 1.37 pm: AAP CM candidate Bhagwant Mann thanks the people of Punjab.
AAP CM candidate Bhagwant Mann thanks the people of Punjab as the party sweeps Punjab Elections. Mann is leading from Dhuri by over 55,000 votes as per official EC trends.
Mann's mother Harpal Kaur gets emotional moment as she greets the party workers and supporters in Sangrur.
At 1.28 pm: Captain Amarinder Singh congratulates AAP
At 12.37 pm: Najyot Singh Sidhu tweets, 'humbly accept the mandate of the people'
At 12.27 pm: Captain Amarinder Singh defeated by AAP
AAP's Ajit Pal Singh Kohli defeats Captain Amarinder Singh in Patiala Urban.
At 12.20 pm: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal congratulates the people of Punjab
At 12.15 pm:
In Patiala Urban
At 11.51 am:
In Dhuri
At 11.42 am:
In Amritsar East
In Chamkaur Sahib
At 11.30 am: Senior MP Jasbir Singh Gill blames Harish Chowdhary & Ajay Maken for 'rout of Congress in Punjab'
At 10.55 am: AAP's Jeevan Jyot Kaur leading with 3058 votes in Amritsar East
AAP: 89
Congress: 13
BJP: 5
SAD+: 9
Other: 1
At 10.50 am: AAP at 89 seats, looks at historical win
AAP: 89
Congress: 13
BJP: 5
SAD+: 9
Other: 1
At 10.37 am: Early trends indicate a big win for Punjab
AAP: 88
Congress: 17
BJP: 4
SAD+: 10
At 10.12 am: Parkash Badal trailing in Lambi
AAP: 88
Congress: 13
BJP: 5
SAD+: 10
At 9.50 am: Sidhu trails in Amritsar East seat
At 9.38 am: Congress' CM face Charanjit Channi trailing from both seats
AAP: 79
Congress: 17
BJP: 4
SAD+: 8
At 9.30 am: AAP crosses majority mark in Punjab
At 9:23 AM: AAP crosses 50 seat mark
AAP: 64
Congress: 17
BJP: 2
SAD+: 11
At 9.13 am: AAP's Ajit Pal Singh ahead of Capt Amarinder Singh in Patiala by 3,300 votes
AAP: 49
Congress: 17
BJP: 3
SAD+: 8
Voting for the Punjab State Assembly Elections 2022 was held on February 20, 2022, for a total of 117 seats. The number of seats needed to win in Punjab is 59.
Exit poll results predict a surprising victory for AAP by massive margins.
Counting begins at 8 am. The latest trends are expected to trickle in within the first hour. First, the ballot votes will be counted before the EVM votes.
Punjab is among the 5 states that went to polls this year. According to the India Today-MyAxis India Exit Polls, it is likely that Punjab will witness a change in the political scenario. Congress is trying to retain one of their bastions, while BJP is trying to make a dent in the political space. AAP on the other hand may have already made their presence known in the state. The India Today-MyAxis India Exit Polls predicted a clean sweep for Arvind Kejriwal's AAP in Punjab.
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