From now on ‘Udta Punjab’ will be known as ‘Utta Punjab’: AAP Raghav Chadha

“Will not be known as Punjab” ‘Udta Punjab’ Addressing party workers in Chandigarh, Chadha said, from now on, but ‘Utta Punjab’.

Chadha further said, “Punjab has proved that it likes the Arvind Kejriwal-Bhagwant Mann pairing and not any party pair.”

AAP’s Punjab in-charge credited the party workers for the phenomenal performance. “All credit goes to AAP workers, they did not see day or night, summer or winter and continued to work for the party. Will progressively work for all of you,” she said.

According to the Election Commission, at 12:15 pm, AAP is leading in 90 seats in the 117-seat assembly of Punjab. It was followed by Congress (18) and Shiromani Akali Dal (6).

if you win PunjabThis will be the party’s first victory in the state and a major improvement from its performance in the 2017 elections when it finished second only to the Congress.

Congress fought factionalism and anti-incumbency wave and entered the elections. The party changed its chief minister in September last year, even as new Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu hinted at his own chief ministerial ambitions. The Congress finally announced Charanjit Singh Channi, the first Dalit chief minister of Punjab, as its chief ministerial candidate, days before the polls on February 20.

The Shiromani Akali Dal, which eventually broke its alliance with the BJP over the three agricultural laws that were repealed, forged an alliance with the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) for the assembly elections.

This is the first time the BJP has contested more than 65 seats in Punjab. It forged an alliance with former Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh’s Punjab Lok Congress and SS Dhindsa-led SAD (United). BJP leaders have spoken of a strong performance in the elections.

Punjab recorded an average voter turnout of 65.50% on February 20, as against 77% in 2017.