The early trends indicated that the ruling Congress has been decimated in Punjab while the SAD, which contested the polls in alliance with the BSP, has failed to make much impact. Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and a majority of his ministers were trailing. As the trends started showing a clear lead to AAP, which made an impact in all the three regions — Malwa, Majha and Doaba — party workers burst into celebrations.
Here are the LIVE Updates from Punjab Assembly Election Results 2022:
12:20 pm: Aam Aadmi Party’s Ajit Pal Singh Kohli leads from Patiala constituency; Punjab Lok Congress’s Captain Amarinder Singh trailing
12:00 pm: The voice of the people is the voice of God …. Humbly accept the mandate of the people of Punjab …. Congratulations to Aap !!!, tweets PPCC President Navjot Singh Sidhu.
11:45 am: SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal is trailing behind in his Jalalabad seat by a margin of over 2,000 votes over his nearest rival and AAP candidate Jagdeep Kamboj.
11:30 am: In Lambi, former chief minister and sitting MLA Parkash Singh Badal was trailing behind his nearest AAP rival Gurmeet Singh Khudian by a margin of 3,103 votes.
11:23 am: In Patiala Urban, where Punjab Lok Congress chief and former CM Amarinder Singh is the sitting MLA, AAP candidate Ajit Pal Singh Kohli was leading by a margin of 7,767 votes.
11:18 am: In Lehra, AAP candidate Barinder Kumar Goyal was leading over SAD (Sanyukt) candidate Parminder Singh Dhindsa by a margin of 13,962 votes. Former Chief Minister and Congress leader Rajinder Kaur Bhattal, who was also fighting from Lehra, was trailing.
11:00 am: Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu and SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia were trailing from Amritsar East seat. AAP candidate Jeevanjyot Kaur was leading over her nearest rival Majithia by 590 votes.
10:50 am: AAP now leading in 89 seats, Congress distant second at 13 seats.
10:30 am: AAP has now stretched its lead to 88 seats.
AAP leader Raghav Chadha: “Had been saying from day 1 that AAP will form govt with an absolute majority…The throne of people who ruled Punjab for decades is shaking. In future, Arvind Kejriwal will be BJP’s principal challenger, AAP will be Congress’ replacement.”
10:10 IST: AAP is past the majority mark with an early lead in 88 Assembly constituencies in Punjab.
Delhi minister and AAP leader Gopal Rai: “We can witness positive trends in Punjab, and we hope the results will also be positive. I thank the people of Punjab for voting for change.”
10:00 IST: Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal is trailing behind the AAP candidate in Punjab’s Jalalabad constituency.
9.55 IST: With AAP now consolidating its position having gone past the halfway mark, CM Channi, Captain Amarinder Singh, Navjot Sidhu are trailing from their respective seats.
9.45 IST: The APP has crossed the halfway mark and is comfortably leading on 75 seats. Meanwhile, Congress is ahead on 8 seats.
9.35 IST: CM Charanjit Singh Channi is trailing from Chamkaur Sahib and Bhadaur seats.
9.30 IST: According to the Election Commission, Aam Aadmi Party is leading on 54 seats, closer to the magic number 59, as counting continues.
9.20 IST: In a major update, former CM Amarinder Singh is trailing in Patiala.
8.55 IST: AAP now leads in 40 seats, while Congress is ahead in 30.
8:39 IST: According to current trends, AAP is leading on 34 seats, Congress on 20, BJP is ahead on 2 and SAD is leading on 7 seats.
8:33 IST: AAP is now leading in 30 seats, while Congress is ahead in 18 seats.
8:30 IST: AAP is now surging ahead with a lead in 21 seats. Congress is now ahead in 15 seats
8:25 IST: Both AAP and Congress have taken a lead on 4 seats each.
8:15 IST: Congress takes an early lead, ahead in 8 seats. These trends are according to the postal ballots.
8:10 IST: Congress is leading on 1 seat in the first trend for Punjab
8:00 IST: Counting begins for 117 assembly seats!
7:38 IST: The counting of votes will start at 8 am with postal ballots. The counting of electronic voting machines (EVM) will commence at 8.30 am.
7:25 IST: Aam Aadmi Party leader Bhagwant Mann reaches Gurdwara Gursagar Mastuana Sahib, Sangrur to offers prayers ahead of the counting of votes for 117 Assembly constituencies at 8 am.
7:02 IST: Jalebis being prepared, flower decoration being done at the residence of AAP CM candidate Bhagwant Mann at Sangrur.
6:30 IST: Hello and welcome to our LIVE blog of English Jagran. Stay tuned for all the LIVE Updates from Punjab Assembly Election Results. The counting of votes is scheduled to begin at 8 am.
EXIT POLLS
Though various exit polls predicted that the Congress would not be able to form the government for the second time in a row, Punjab Congress leaders have insisted that their party would secure victory. AAP’s chief ministerial face and state unit head Bhagwant Mann has also expressed confidence that his party would form the next government in the state.
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Badal had claimed that his party, which fought elections in alliance with the Bahujan Samaj Party, would win over 80 seats. The BJP has said that it will make impressive gains while former chief minister Amarinder Singh has said that this party, the Punjab Lok Congress, and the BJP have done well in the elections.
