Punjab Election Results 2022 LIVE Updates: Punjab poll results signal 'endgame' for Congress, says Ashwani Kumar

Former Congress leader Ashwani Kumar, who quit the party ahead of the Punjab Assembly polls, on Thursday said the state election results signal the "endgame" for the grand old party and the emergence of an alternative political narrative in the country.

With current trends of the Assembly election results showing that the Congress is faring badly in five states - Manipur, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Goa, and Punjab, party leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said that he accepts the people's verdict and will take lessons from it.

Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi loses both seats

In a setback for Congress, Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi lost from Chamkaur Sahib as well as Bhadaur. 

Former Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh loses from Patiala. AAP's Ajit Pal Singh Kohli leading by over 13,000 votes in Patiala.

Celebrations kicked off at the residence of Aam Aadmi Party's Chief Ministeral's candidate Bhagwant Mann with early trends from the Assembly polls counting shows AAP crossing halfway mark in Punjab, according to the Election Commission website.

AAP workers were seen dancing at the Dhuri residence of Mann with brooms in their hands. The broom is the election symbol of the AAP.

In early trends, Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, state Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu and Punjab Lok Congress leader Amarinder Singh are trailing from Chamkur Sahib, Amritsar East, and Patiala seats respectively.

The Aam Aadmi Party took a big lead in Punjab and was ahead in 79 seats out of 117 with several heavyweights, including Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, trailing behind its nominees in many seats, according to early trends.

Channi was trailing in both Chamakur Sahib and Bhadaur seats.

Former chief ministers Parkash Singh Badal, Amarinder Singh, and Rajinder Kaur Bhattal were also trailing.

SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal was also behind in his Jalalabad seat.
According to data for 107 seats available on the Election Commission website at 9.50 am, the AAP was leading in 79 seats, Congress in 16, SAD in seven, BJP in three, and BSP and Independent one each.

Counting of votes for 117 assembly seats in Punjab began on Thursday amid tight security arrangements.

Two-time Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh is trailing in his pocket borough Patiala Urban seat by 3,575 votes on Thursday, according to initial poll trends.

Aam Aadmi Party candidate Ajit Pal Singh Kohli was leading from the Patiala Urban seat. Counting of votes for 117 assembly seats in Punjab is underway.

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) crosses the majority number of 59 in Punjab, currently leading on 64 seats as counting for Punjab Elections continues, as per EC.

 March 10, 2022

Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi offers prayers in Chamkaur Sahib Gurudwara along with his family as results start pouring in for assembly elections 2022.

March 10, 2022

Counting of votes for 117 assembly seats in Punjab began on Thursday amid tight security arrangements.

As many as 7,500 personnel have been deputed for the counting process which began at 8 am at 66 locations across the state, officials said. A three-tier security measure has been set up with the deployment of 45 companies of Central Armed Police Forces at the counting centres.

Officials said CRPC section 144 has been imposed in all the districts and gathering of people outside the counting centres has been prohibited. Polling in the state was held on February 20.

The Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP, which emerged as a major contender in the multi-cornered contest, is looking to get its first full state to rule while the Congress aims to retain power.

Various exit polls have predicted that the Aam Aadmi Party will form the next government in Punjab but a few have also forecast a hung assembly.
As many as 1,304 candidates, including 93 women and two transgenders, were in the fray.

Aam Aadmi Party Chief Ministerial candidate Bhagwant Mann visited Gurdwara Gursagar Mastuana Sahib in Sangrur on Thursday morning to offer prayers ahead of the counting of votes for the 2022 Punjab Assembly elections.

Counting of votes for 117 Assembly constituencies in Punjab will begin at 8 am. Jalebis with the hope of victory are being prepared at the residence of Mann in Sangrur. Also, his residence has been decorated with flowers as he hopes to take the oath as the Chief Minister of Punjab as predicted by Exit polls. Mann is contesting from the Dhuri constituency in the Sangrur district.

If the results come as per the prediction of exit polls, it will be the first time that AAP will come to power in Punjab. Polling was held in the state on February 20.