Bhagwant Mann and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal.
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- Published: March 10, 2022 18:54
New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) swept the assembly polls in Punjab getting a three-fourths majority in a strong electoral performance that pushed most of its rivals in the state to the margins.
AAP’s resounding victory in Punjab | @raghav_chadha | #AAPSweepsPunjab LIVE https://t.co/XA7S1yBvi7
— AAP (@AamAadmiParty) March 10, 2022
According to Election Commission data at 6 pm, AAP has won 89 seats and is leading on three more in the 117-member assembly.
The ruling Congress has won 15 seats and is leading on three more. The SAD-BSP combine has been able to win only four seats and BJP two in the contest in the state which was being seen as multi-cornered. Independents also won one seat. AAP had projected party MP Bhagwant Mann as its chief ministerial candidate.
अब भारत को दुनिया का नंबर 1 देश बनने से कोई नहीं रोक सकता ❤️??
– श्री @ArvindKejriwal #AAPSweepsPunjab pic.twitter.com/dqKwbNBN5J
— AAP (@AamAadmiParty) March 10, 2022
He said on Thursday that he will take the oath as Punjab’s Chief Minister in Bhagat Singh’s village Khatkarkalan and not at Raj Bhawan in Chandigarh.