Punjab Elections 2017: The ruling Akali Dal and BJP alliance tops the chart.
Voting for the 117-member Punjab Assembly will be held today. Nearly 2 crore voters will decide the fate of over 1,100 candidates. According to the Association For Democratic Reforms or ADR, all the major parties contesting the polls this time have fielded several candidates whose assets are worth more than Rs 1 crore. While the ruling Akali Dal and BJP alliance tops the chart with 107 of its 117 candidates analysed falling in this category, the Congress comes a close second with 103 of 117 candidates declaring assets over Rs 1 crore, ADR says. Like Goa, the newcomer Aam Aadmi Party however falls behind here too, with 71 out of 112 candidates studied - being declared "rich".
Below is the complete party-wise list: