Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party scored a landslide win in Punjab with leads in 92 seats in the 117-seat assembly, while the ruling Congress trailed with 18 seats in what was previously considered their stronghold.
Counting of votes for the Punjab Assembly Election 2022 began at 8 am today. Within the first two hours, NDTV called the result for the election based on early trends and predicted an AAP triumph in the state.
As vote counting progressed, Punjab's former Chief Minister Amarinder Singh -- who won the 2017 Assembly elections for Congress by a massive margin -- lost his constituency, Patiala Urban, to his AAP rival, while Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi lost the election from both seats he contested from.
Other political heavyweights like Congress' Navjot Singh Sidhu, Akali Dal patriarch Parkash Singh Badal and Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal also lost, marking the first time in 30 years that the Badal family will go unrepresented in the Punjab state assembly. AAP's Chief Ministerial face Bhagwant Mann, on the other hand, scored the Dhuri seat he was contesting from, in yet another win for the party of the hour.
AAP, positioning itself as an agent of change, designed its poll campaign this time round to encourage people to vote for "badlav" (change), and targeted the traditional political parties for "looting" the state. These parties are the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and Congress, who have alternatively been forming the government in Punjab ever since 1966.
The state, which has over 2.14 crore eligible voters, went to polls on February 20 and recorded a voter turnout of 71.95 per cent -- its lowest in comparison to the past three assembly elections in Punjab.
Here are the Highlights on the 2022 Punjab Election Results:
It's A Chamatkaar, Says AAP's Raghav Chadha On Big Punjab WinAAP's Raghav Chadha says the Punjab result did not shock the party, it is on "expected lines" and what the internal surveys of the party had projected. "We were hopeful that it is going to be a landslide. I'd said it sometime that we will get a 3/4th, may be in a bit of overconfidence, and we actually got that. This is unbelievable. This is a chamatkaar," he said.
Watch: AAP's Punjab Victory Song, Raghav Chaddha Style
Could Big Punjab Win Translate To Rajya Sabha Seats For AAP? Seems LikelyWith a landslide victory in Punjab under its belt, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) appears set to make big inroads in Rajya Sabha.
#ResultsWithNDTV | "People have now started recognizing Kejriwal model of governance... Our motive is to deliver the same in Punjab that we did in Delhi": AAP's Manish Sisodia (@msisodia) on #ElectionResults #NDTVExclusive pic.twitter.com/mam0Fz24N7
- NDTV (@ndtv) March 10, 2022
#ResultsWithNDTV | People in Punjab knew of the Kejriwal model of governance, AAP's Manish Sisodia tells NDTV pic.twitter.com/ppBHb4b9uf
- NDTV (@ndtv) March 10, 2022
#ResultsWithNDTV | "The results in Punjab were on expected lines for us": Raghav Chadha to NDTV on #ElectionResults#PunjabElections Updates: https://t.co/2XHuYu5eo0 pic.twitter.com/GgYMSaKS4u
- NDTV (@ndtv) March 10, 2022
#ResultsWithNDTV | Punjab Election trends at 9:15 pm. https://t.co/QZmvOvcNwc #ElectionResults pic.twitter.com/ViMypiXwBp
- NDTV (@ndtv) March 10, 2022
#WATCH | I can already see BJP emerging as 'A force to reckon' with', in Punjab...Our Punjab workers have made the party and our flag proud with their work in Punjab despite difficult circumstances....: PM Modi pic.twitter.com/LHgEbI14Si
- ANI (@ANI) March 10, 2022
@Akali_Dal_ president @officeofssbadal has called a meeting of the party''s Core Committee & all candidates of the party at party HQs Chandigarh at 2.00 PM on Monday March 14. Meeting will discuss and analyse poll results according to @Harcharan_Bains Senior Vice President SAD
- Harcharan Bains (@Harcharan_Bains) March 10, 2022
Punjab Assembly Election Results 2022: It's People's Win, AAP's Gurmeet Singh Kudian Who Defeated Akali Dal's Prakash Singh Badal SaysAam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate Gurmeet Singh Khudian, who defeated Shiromani Akali Dal chief Parkash Singh Badal from the Lambi seat, said that from the first day onwards, people walked along with him and supported him.
As the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) raced towards a thumping win in Punjab, two party candidates emerged as giant killers by defeating heavyweight candidates.
AAP's Jeevan Jyot Kaur defeated Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu and Shiromani Akali Dal heavyweight Bikram Singh Majithia in Amritsar East constituency.
"It's the victory of the people of Punjab. My ticket was announced around December 3. I got positive indication during door-to-door campaigns that Punjab has overcome identity politics," Ms Kaur was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.
Punjab Assembly Elections 2022: Bhagwant Mann's Old Videos Resurface As AAP Sweeps PunjabPunjab Chief Minister-elect Bhagwant Mann's former career as a comedian has given the Internet much fodder for memes.
Controversial rapper and Congress candidate Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu aka Sidhu Moosewala lost from the Mansa assembly seat to Aam Aadmi Party's Vijay Singla. He had joined the Congress last year with both Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and state Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu welcoming him aboard.
AAP's Vijay Singla defeated Sidhu Moosewala by a margin of 63,323 votes. While Sidhu Moosewala got 36,700 votes, Mr Singla bagged 1,00,023 votes.
Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party, savouring its huge victory in Punjab, has its campaigns already in the works for the states of Gujarat and Punjab, party leader Akshay Marathe told NDTV on Thursday.
"Yes, we are definitely going to Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh. These are two states on our radar and the party has been sending party workers to these states and we will definitely have a big impact. For decades people of India have had to decide between two parties who did not work for them. For the first time, they are seeing an alternative to both, and people want change," he said.
Punjab Chief Minister-elect Bhagwant Mann drew cheers from the crowd on Thursday as he announced that his oath-taking ceremony will be held at Khatkarkalan in Nawanshahr district, the ancestral village of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh.
He also announced that government offices will not have the photo of the Chief Minister as is the custom.
"The oath-taking ceremony will not be held at Raj Bhawan, but at Khatkarkalan. The date will be announced later," he said in his victory speech in Dhuri, where he won by over 58,000 votes.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate Jeevan Jyot Kaur defeated Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu and senior Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia on the Amritsar East Assembly seat in Punjab.
Amritsar (East) was witnessing a key battle where Navjot Sidhu, who was the sitting MLA from the seat, took on former state minister Bikram Singh Majithia, who is the brother-in-law of SAD President Sukhbir Singh Badal. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on the other hand fielded a female candidate Jeevan Jyot Kaur from the seat.
Jeevan Jyot Kaur won the Assembly constituency Amritsar East constituency by bagging total votes of 39,679. Trailing second behind the AAP candidate was Congress' Navjot Sidhu with 32,929 votes. Bikram Singh Majithia finished at the third spot with 25,188 votes.
Ecstatic over its thumping victory in Punjab, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) took a swipe at rivals who had written off party leader and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the initial years of his political career.
The AAP posted a video on its official Twitter handle under the caption: "They tried to bury us...They didn't know we were seeds! #AAPSweepsPunjab." Read more
I am very happy. His father must have been happy too, to see his son becoming a Chief Minister...Earlier also he was on the right path, today also he is on the right path...: Harpal Kaur, mother of Bhagwant Mann, AAP CM candidate from Dhuri#PunjabElections2022 pic.twitter.com/DKbXTsm272
- ANI (@ANI) March 10, 2022
#WATCH | Aam Aadmi Party CM candidate Bhagwant Mann reaches his native place, Satoj village, in Sangrur district of Punjab.
- ANI (@ANI) March 10, 2022
The candidate has registered 82,592 votes from his constituency, Dhuri; the party has won 89 seats & is leading on 3.#PunjabElections2022 pic.twitter.com/rxDCJK56uQ
Punjab | AAP CM candidate from Dhuri, Bhagwant Mann receives his winning certificate in Sangrur district
- ANI (@ANI) March 10, 2022
Mann wins the election with a margin of 58,206 votes. pic.twitter.com/JDrY7BGlnd
Punjab Assembly Elections 2022: Bhagwant Mann's Old Videos Resurface As AAP Sweeps PunjabIt's the victory of the people of Punjab. My ticket was announced around Dec 3 ...Got positive indication during door-to-door campaigns that Punjab has overcome identity politics:AAP's Amritsar East candidate Jeevanjot Kaur on toppling Cong' Sidhu & SAD's Majithia from the seat pic.twitter.com/OGYxFcKa6h
- ANI (@ANI) March 10, 2022
#ResultsWithNDTV | "It is a vote for change and it's also a vote for hope that good people with good intentions can get into politics, and win": Reena Gupta, AAP spokesperson on Punjab #ElectionResults
- NDTV (@ndtv) March 10, 2022
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#ResultsWithNDTV | Punjab Election trends at 5:17 pm. https://t.co/QZmvOuUEi4 #ElectionResults pic.twitter.com/UcMVE7gET5
- NDTV (@ndtv) March 10, 2022
Punjab Assembly Elections 2022: "I'm No Terrorist... People Of Country Have Spoken," Says Arvind KejriwalArvind Kejriwal, today said with his Aam Aadmi Party's spectacular victory in Punjab, the people had spoken - "Kejriwal is not a terrorist. He is a son of the country, a true patriot".
#Opinion | The Gandhi Siblings Star In The Party's Horror Story Today - by Swati Chaturvedi (@bainjal)
- NDTV (@ndtv) March 10, 2022
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Assembly Election Results 2022: "We'll Learn From This," Says Rahul Gandhi As Congress's Poor Run Continues With the Congress scoring a unambiguous 0/5 in the state elections from Uttar Pradesh to Goa, and losing one of the few states it held in Punjab, senior leader Rahul Gandhi's latest mea culpa said the party will learn from these election results. Read here.
Punjab Assembly Elections 2022: NCP's Sharad Pawar Says AAP's Record In Delhi Helped Them In Winning PunjabThe results of Assembly elections in Punjab are a "shock" for Congress while the Aam Aadmi Party benefited because of the performance of its government in Delhi, NCP chief Sharad Pawar said here on Thursday.
AAP's Giant Killers In Punjab: Mobile Repair Shop Staff, Woman Volunteer Punjab Election Results: "This Big A Majority Scares Me Too," Says Arvind KejriwalThe Aam Aadmi Party heading for a massive victory in Punjab with around 90 of the state's 117 seats, party chief Arvind Kejriwal said the scale of the victory "scares" him. Read more here.
#ResultsWithNDTV | I would like to congratulate Bhagwant Singh Mann, who will be the next Chief Minister of Punjab: AAP chief @ArvindKejriwal on #ElectionResults
- NDTV (@ndtv) March 10, 2022
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Punjab Election Results: "No Chief Minister Photo In Offices, Instead..." Hints AAP's Bhagwant MannPunjab Chief Minister-elect Bhagwant Mann drew cheers from the crowd on Thursday as he announced that his oath-taking ceremony will be held at Khatkarkalan in Nawanshahr district, the ancestral village of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh.
Punjab Election Results: Did England Pacer Jofra Archer Predict AAP's Clean "Sweep" In Punjab? The Party Think SoThe Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is heading for a massive victory in Punjab. Within the first four hours of counting itself, AAP had taken the lead in over 90 of the 117 assembly seats in the state. Find out here how Jofra Archer's involved.
Punjab Election Results 2022: Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi Loses Both SeatsPunjab Assembly Election Results 2022: Punjab Chief Minister and Congress leader Charanjit Singh Channi has lost the election from both the seats that he contested from - Chamkaur Sahib and Bhadaur. Read more here.
#WATCH | ...Bade Badal Sahib has lost, Sukhbir (Badal) has lost from Jalalabad, Capt has lost from Patiala, Sidhu & Majithia are also losing, Channi has lost on both the seats...says AAP's Bhagwant Mann in Sangrur as party sweeps Punjab pic.twitter.com/Wuuyq9G1qw
- ANI (@ANI) March 10, 2022
#ResultsWithNDTV | AAP's chief ministerial candidate wins from Dhuri #PunjabElections2022 pic.twitter.com/pXPQXteSFU
- NDTV (@ndtv) March 10, 2022
Punjab Elections: "Baby Mufflerman" - Boy Dresses Up As Arvind Kejriwal, Bhagwant Mann Mix As AAP Sweeps Punjab#ResultsWithNDTV | "I accept the verdict of the people with all humility, congratulations to AAP and Bhagwant Mann," tweets @capt_amarinder after losing from Patiala #ElectionResults
- NDTV (@ndtv) March 10, 2022
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After Punjab, These Two States Are Next AAP Ventures, Says LeaderArvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party, savouring its huge victory in Punjab, has its campaigns already in the works for the states of Gujarat and Punjab, party leader Akshay Marathe told NDTV on Thursday.
Punjab Election Results 2022: In Victory Tweet, Arvind Kejriwal And Bhagwant Mann's Message For PunjabAam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal met with his party's chief ministerial candidate Bhagwant Mann in Punjab as election result trends showed the party winning in the state. This win would give the Aam Aadmi Party, or AAP, its first chance at running a full state unlike Delhi, which is a Union Territory.
#ResultsWithNDTV | People of Punjab waited for five years for this win: AAP's @SanjayAzadSln to NDTV on #ElectionResults
- NDTV (@ndtv) March 10, 2022
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The voice of the people is the voice of God .... Humbly accept the mandate of the people of Punjab .... Congratulations to Aap !!!
- Navjot Singh Sidhu (@sherryontopp) March 10, 2022
#ResultsWithNDTV | Punjab Election trends at 12:14 pm. https://t.co/QZmvOuUEi4 #ElectionResults pic.twitter.com/HQ6HbWwbJN
- NDTV (@ndtv) March 10, 2022
#ResultsWithNDTV | At AAP HQ in Delhi, the centre of attention is a toddler dressed as Bhagwant Mann and Arvind Kejriwal - NDTV's Meher Pandey reports#NDTVReportersDiaries pic.twitter.com/Qu8AFFzgiq
- NDTV (@ndtv) March 10, 2022
AAP family right now: pic.twitter.com/47Ag2qytXL
- AAP (@AamAadmiParty) March 10, 2022
Manish Sisodia On AAP's Punjab Sweep: Kejriwal Model Going NationalThe Punjab elections results were an endorsement for Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and the Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) model of governance, his deputy Manish Sisodia said on Thursday. Read more here.
Reena Gupta (AAP): We are moving forward with the Kejriwal model of governance - which is for good governance. We now have Punjab where everyone will see our good governance model because Delhi is a half-state with powers divided between Centre and state, but in Punjab, AAP has a full state for the first time and we will show the work we can do independently. That being said, with unemployment at its highest, price rise at its highest, with Covid and with farmers agitation, if the Congress could not emerge as even a solid opposition, then they have no business to be in politics. You all will now see Aam Aadmi Party be the national opposition party to the BJP till the next national election.
#ResultsWithNDTV | "People of the entire country with us, they too will seek the Kejriwal model of governance": AAP's Manish Sisodia (@msisodia) on #ElectionResults pic.twitter.com/s3Z9UhFDU2
- NDTV (@ndtv) March 10, 2022
#ResultsWithNDTV | Punjab Election trends at 11:23 am. https://t.co/QZmvOuUEi4 #ElectionResults pic.twitter.com/yLA3MBnrJB
- NDTV (@ndtv) March 10, 2022
#ResultsWithNDTV | Punjab Election trends at 11:02 am. https://t.co/QZmvOvcNwc #ElectionResults pic.twitter.com/v1lVqzYjKH
- NDTV (@ndtv) March 10, 2022
Assembly Elections 2022: AAP's Jadoo Ki Jhappi In Punjab - Why It's An Exceptional Win
Punjab Assembly Election 2022: Arvind Kejriwal Will Be PM, AAP National Force Now: AAP's Raghav Chadha To NDTVAs the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) raced to a spectacular sweep of Punjab, taking its second state after Delhi, the party's Raghav Chaddha said AAP would replace the Congress as the country's biggest opposition party. Read more here.
#ResultsWithNDTV | Punjab Election trends at 10:36 am. https://t.co/QZmvOvcNwc #ElectionResults Health Warning: based on postal votes pic.twitter.com/F6YFF4RIuF
- NDTV (@ndtv) March 10, 2022
Face-off: Congress and Akali Dal heavyweights trailing in Amritsar East, Aam Aadmi Party's Jeevan Jyot Kaur in the lead.
#ResultsWithNDTV | Early Celebrations Start Outside AAP's Chief Ministerial Candidate Bhagwat Mann's Residence - NDTV's Shonakshi Chakravarty reports from Punjab#NDTVReportersDiaries pic.twitter.com/vfaAqhPZQw
- NDTV (@ndtv) March 10, 2022
Major political heavyweights Amarinder Singh, Navjot Sidhu, Charanjit Singh Channi, Parkash Singh Badal and Sukhbir Singh Badal are all trailing in their constituencies. AAP is presently leading on 85 out of 117 seats, in what appears to be building up to an absolute landslide victory.
Amarinder Singh, former Chief Minister who quit Congress last year and formed his own party -- the Punjab Lok Congress -- which is now in alliance with BJP, is trailing in his constituency of Patiala Urban, where the AAP candidate is ahead instead. In the last election, Amarinder Singh won by a 43% victory margin.
Punjab Election Results 2022: AAP Leads In Early Trends, Congress, BJP, Akalis TrailIn a fierce multi-cornered fight, Congress has been dislodged to second place and Akalis are struggling to retain their seats. Read more here on Punjab's election trends.
#ResultsWithNDTV | Leads from Punjab #PunjabElections2022 pic.twitter.com/6IZZnSmPtG
- NDTV (@ndtv) March 10, 2022
#ElectionResults | "Congress leadership showed great decisiveness in managing the Punjab situation": Abhishek Manu Singhvi to NDTV #ResultsWithNDTV
- NDTV (@ndtv) March 10, 2022
ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ ਸ਼੍ਰੀ ਮਸਤੂਆਣਾ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਵਿਖੇ ਨਤਮਸਤਕ ਹੋਏ...ਪੰਜਾਬ ਦੇ ਸੁਨਿਹਰੇ ਭਵਿੱਖ ਅਤੇ ਸਰਬੱਤ ਦੇ ਭਲੇ ਦੀ ਅਰਦਾਸ ਕੀਤੀ... pic.twitter.com/0BXDaZV4w5
- Bhagwant Mann (@BhagwantMann) March 10, 2022
Punjab Election trends at 8:44 am. https://t.co/QZmvOvcNwc #AssemblyElections2022 Health Warning: based on postal votes pic.twitter.com/fRQigpC3FP
- NDTV (@ndtv) March 10, 2022
Early leads show that Congress, is holding in one seat and is presently ahead in Punjab, based on postal votes. However, 116 of 117 seats are still awaited.
All You Need To Know About Punjab Assembly Election Results 2022The result of the February 20 election to 117-seat Punjab assembly is being declared today. The state, which has over 2.14 eligible voters, recorded 71.95 per cent polling, down from 77 per cent recorded in 2017. Your guide to the Punjab elections as vote counting begins.
#PunjabElections2022 | Preparations for a celebration underway at AAP's headquarters in New Delhi#ResultsWithNDTV pic.twitter.com/ZsiD951fpt
- NDTV (@ndtv) March 10, 2022
Waheguru mehar kare
- Raghav Chadha (@raghav_chadha) March 10, 2022
#ElectionResults Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi heads to Gurdwara ahead of poll results #ResultsWithNDTV pic.twitter.com/gDy4KeYaCP
- NDTV (@ndtv) March 10, 2022
