Punjab Election 2022

Thank you sir: Kejriwal after PM Modi congratulates AAP for its victory in Punjab

In a tweet, the prime minister had on Thursday night congratulated the AAP.

Charanjit Channi resigns as CM of Punjab, says 'I accept people's mandate'

Channi had contested the elections from two seats—Bhadaur and Chamkaur Sahib. Bhadaur AAP candidate Labh Singh Ugoke defeated Channi by a comprehensive margin of 37,558 votes.

'Who is responsible for Congress defeat in UP, Manipur, Goa, Uttarakhand?' Amarinder hits back

Amarinder, who had formed Punjab Lok Congress, after a bitter exit from the Congress, also lost from Patiala in the recently concluded Assembly elections.

AAP on course of becoming 5th largest party in Rajya Sabha after big Punjab win - Explained

Elections for 13 Rajya Sabha seats are set to be held on March 31, while 20 more seats are set to fall vacant in June, followed by 33 in July and two in August.

AAP sweeps Punjab with 92 seats, Cong distant second; several stalwarts bite the dust

The BJP, which used to be a junior partner during its alliance with the SAD, fought this election with the Amarinder Singh-led Punjab Lok Congress and Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa-led SAD (Sanyukt).

Punjab Election results: Here's a quick fact-check of Arvind Kejriwal's Punjab victory speech

Charanjit Channi: Star for 111 days, Dalit leader now back to humdrum politics

The Congress fielded Channi from two seats -- Chamkaur Sahib in Rupnagar and Bhadaur in Barnala, a move which showed how much the Congress was banking on him.

Amarinder Singh fails big time in Punjab polls, so does party which ‘humiliated’ him

The Congress, with which he had a bitter parting just months back, hasn’t done too well either in the state, swept by an Aam Aadmi Party wave.

Punjab results 'shock' for Cong, AAP's record in Delhi helped it: Sharad Pawar

The AAP's governance in Delhi helped it in Punjab as the common people living in the national capital have accepted the Kejriwal-led party, the NCP chief noted.

Punjab Election Result 2022: All Badals, kin unseated by AAP's greenhorns

Punjab Election Result: The eldest Badal, who won the seat five times in a row since 1997, lost to Gurmeet Khuddian from Lambi by 11,357 votes, while his son and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief and Member of Parliament Sukhbir Badal faced humiliating defeat from Jalalabad, and his son-in-law Adesh Partap Singh Kairon faced defeat from Patti in Tarn Taran district from AAP's Laljit Singh Bhullar.

Revolution in Punjab, it will now spread all over country: Kejriwal

Arvind Kejriwal congratulated the voters of Punjab for leading the AAP to a glorious victory in the assembly polls.

Punjab Election Results 2022: Poll results signal 'endgame' for Congress, says Ashwini Kumar

Kumar said the Punjab election results "signal the rejection of arrogance" and "politics of entitlement".

AAP's victory in Punjab extraordinary, but indictment of political establishment: Yogendra Yadav

When asked if the credit for the party's performance in Punjab goes to its national convenor Arvind Kejriwal, Yadav said he has shown "tenacity and political wisdom", and also held his party together to give an alternative in the state.

AAP eyes Himachal after landslide victory in Punjab; BJP says no scope for 'third' front

The Arvind Kejriwal-led party had failed to secure any seat in the previous elections in Himachal Pradesh, whereas it had won four Lok Sabha and 20 Vidhan Sabha seats in Punjab previously.

'...because of Amarinder Singh': Congress blames former CM for Punjab rout

Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, senior Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala said people of Punjab voted in favour of AAP as they were unhappy with Amarinder's regime.

Journey of Bhagwant Mann: From comedian to top job in border state of Punjab

Appearing in The Great Indian Laughter Challenge was a high point in his career as an entertainer. The crowd-puller had campaigned across Punjab for his party.

'Will learn from this', says Rahul as Cong gets steamrolled in 5 states

Rahul Gandhi's comments came after the Congress failed to make a mark in the assembly election in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa, and Manipur, and lost Punjab to the AAP.

Not Raj Bhawan, Bhagwant Mann says will take oath in Bhagat Singh's birthplace Khatkar Kalan

Mann added that only picture of Saheed Bhagat Singh and Baba Saheb Ambedkar will be in offices.