After the elections, the state legislatures of Goa and Punjab have acquired a youth profile and a greater representation for women.
The number of women MLAs in Punjab has more than doubled from six in the outgoing assembly to 13. According to an analysis done by PRS Vidhan, the Goa Legislative Assembly has three women MLAs as against two in the previous house.
The proportion of MLAs who are 55 or below in the Punjab Legislative Assembly has increased from 57.2 per cent in 2017 to 65.8 per cent in 2022. Of Punjab’s 117 elected legislators, 68 – 58.2 per cent – have at least a bachelor’s degree, up slightly from 59.8 per cent in 2017.
Goa Assembly has more youth with 10 per cent MLAs in the age group of 25-40 years, which is a sharp increase from 2.5 per cent MLAs in the age group in the outgoing assembly.
Five political parties are represented in the Punjab Assembly – AAP, Congress, Shiromani Akali Dal, BJP, BSP – and one independent. Six political parties are represented in the Goa Legislative Assembly – BJP, Congress, Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party, AAP, Goa Forward Party, Revolutionary Goa and three independents.
The Aam Aadmi Party won a landslide victory in Punjab, winning 92 seats, overtaking the Congress, which was hoping to return to power, replacing Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, five months before the elections. Several heavyweights broke the dust in Punjab and former CM Parkash Singh Badal lost his traditional long seat. Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi lost from both the seats – Chamkaur Sahib and Bhadaur, while the Captain lost his traditional Patiala seat.
Punjab Congress President Navjot Singh Sidhu also lost from his stronghold Amritsar East. Veterans of many political battles faced defeat at the hands of greenhorns fielded by AAP. The BJP was set to form the government for the third time in a row by winning 20 seats in the 40-member assembly in Goa, posing a challenge to the Congress in a multi-cornered contest.
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