Punjab polls: Akali-BJP all set to win
Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal said his father Parkash Singh Badal would be the next chief minister.
By PTI |
NEW DELHI: The Akali Dal-BJP combine appears set to sweep the Punjab Assembly polls while the Congress and BJP were involved in a neck-and-neck race in Uttarakhand. Early projections in 84 seats gave Akali Dal-BJP combine 57 seats in a House of 117 while the ruling Congress was ahead in 25 constituencies. Giving his reaction on the trends, Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal said his father Parkash Singh Badal would be the next chief minister. In the hill state of Uttarakhand, BJP was leading in 13 seats in the 70-member Assembly while ruling Congress was ahead in 11. Independents and others accounted for seven seats. In Manipur, the ruling Congress was ahead in four seats trends for which were available. Others led in three seats.
In Punjab, Congress nominees were leading in Nakodar (Amarjit Singh Samra 671 votes), Guru Har Sahai (Gurmit Singh 4,655 votes), Balachaur (Santosh Kumari 4,076 votes) Anandpur Sahab (Romesh Dutt Sharma 388 votes) and Punjgrain (Joginder Singh 2,135 votes).
Punjab Congress President Shamsher Singh Dullo was trailing by 1,392 votes behind Bikramjit Singh of SAD from Khanna assembly constituency. Dullo had got the seat in place of his wife, Harband Kaur, who was the sitting legislator.
Former SGPC President Jagir Kaur was leading (SAD) was leading by 1,167 votes over her nearest rival Sukhpal Singh of the Congress from the Bholath assembly constituency in Kapurthala district.
A senior SAD leader Kanwaljit Singh, who is also party General Secretary and former Finance Minister was leading by 9125 votes from the Banur assembly constituency in Mohali district.
SAD nominees were leading in Nihalsingh Wala, Lohian, Fatehgarh, Sultanpur, Bagha Purana, Samana, and Morinda constituencies.
Two BJP nominees Surjit Kumar and Swarna Ram were leading from Fazilka and Phagwara assembly constituencies.
In Punjab, Congress nominees were leading in Nakodar (Amarjit Singh Samra 671 votes), Guru Har Sahai (Gurmit Singh 4,655 votes), Balachaur (Santosh Kumari 4,076 votes) Anandpur Sahab (Romesh Dutt Sharma 388 votes) and Punjgrain (Joginder Singh 2,135 votes).
Punjab Congress President Shamsher Singh Dullo was trailing by 1,392 votes behind Bikramjit Singh of SAD from Khanna assembly constituency. Dullo had got the seat in place of his wife, Harband Kaur, who was the sitting legislator.
Former SGPC President Jagir Kaur was leading (SAD) was leading by 1,167 votes over her nearest rival Sukhpal Singh of the Congress from the Bholath assembly constituency in Kapurthala district.
A senior SAD leader Kanwaljit Singh, who is also party General Secretary and former Finance Minister was leading by 9125 votes from the Banur assembly constituency in Mohali district.
SAD nominees were leading in Nihalsingh Wala, Lohian, Fatehgarh, Sultanpur, Bagha Purana, Samana, and Morinda constituencies.
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Two BJP nominees Surjit Kumar and Swarna Ram were leading from Fazilka and Phagwara assembly constituencies.
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