AAP sweeps Punjab with 92 seats; Congress, Akali Dal decimated
The Hindu
AAP secures 42.1% of popular vote while the Congress secures 22.98% vote share
The Aam Aadmi Party registered a landslide victory in the Punjab Assembly polls by wining 92 seats while the ruling Congress party faced a humiliating defeat, restricted to just 18 seats in the 117-member House.
The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) also received a major jolt as it could only win three seats while its alliance partner, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) won one seat. The alliance of Bharatiya Janta Party-Punjab Lok Congress-Shiromani Akali Dal (Sanyukt) also failed to leave any mark as the BJP was able to register a win on only 2 seats, the other two partners failed to even open their account. One seat went to an Independent candidate.
Punjab Election Results 2022 | Updates
According to the Election Commission data, the AAP secured 42.1% of popular vote while the Congress secured 22.98% vote share. The SAD was able to get 18.38% of the vote share while the BJP got only 6.60% of the popular vote. The BSP could secure 1.77% vote share. NOTA share was 0.71%.
The debut of farmer unions under the banner of ‘Samyukt Samaj Morcha’ (SSM) — an amalgamation of 22 Punjab based farmer outfits that actively participated against Centre controversial farm laws — also failed to make any political impact.
As many as 1,304 candidates were in the fray in the State which saw a voter turnout of around 72%, the lowest since 2007. In the 2017 Assembly polls, the Congress had registered a victory by winning 77 seats. The AAP had won 20 seats while the SAD won 15 and the BJP three seats.
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