Shashi Tharoor Wishes Bhagwant Mann On Punjab Win, Shares A Trivia
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The AAP won 92 out of 117 seats in Punjab and Bhagwant Mann was elected in Dhuri with a margin of 58,206 votes.
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor congratulated and wished luck to his “Lok Sabha benchmate” Bhagwant Mann and the Aam Aadmi Party on Friday on their resounding victory in Punjab. The MP from Thiruvananthapuram also pointed out that AAP now has the highest-ever number of medical professionals as legislators. Congratulations to @AamAadmiParty &my erstwhile Lok Sabha benchmate BhagwantSingh Mann on their resounding victory in Punjab. Two pulmonologists &four eye surgeons among 13 doctors who are now AAP MLAs, the highest ever. Let's wish them luck implementing their own prescriptions! इस इंक़लाब के लिए पंजाब के लोगों को बहुत-बहुत बधाई। pic.twitter.com/BIJqv8OnGa
“Congratulations to Aam Aadmi Party and my erstwhile Lok Sabha benchmate Bhagwant Singh Mann on their resounding victory in Punjab. Two pulmonologists and four eye surgeons among 13 doctors who are now AAP MLAs, the highest ever. Let's wish them luck implementing their own prescriptions,” wrote Mr Tharoor on Twitter.
The AAP won 92 out of 117 seats in Punjab, the highest won by any party in the state in over four decades. The Congress, which hoped to return to power in Punjab, won just 18 seats. The party also performed poorly in Uttar Pradesh, Goa, Uttarakhand and Manipur.
