The counting of votes for 117 Assembly seats is currently under way in Punjab amid tight security arrangements. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is heading to a landslide maiden victory in the state, trailing the traditional parties -- Congress and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD). Here are some of the key takeaways:
* The Aam Aadmi Party has won six seats, having taken a lead in 86 of the 117 assembly seats.
* Prominent faces who are trailing: Five-time former Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal from his bastion Lambi; Congress chief ministerial candidate and incumbent Charanjit Singh Channi on both seats; and Congress state unit chief Navjot Sidhu from Amritsar (East).
* Congress rebel Capt Amarinder Singh, whose fledgling Punjab Lok Congress (PLC) is contesting the polls in alliance with the BJP and SAD (Sanyukt), is trailing from his 'royal' bastion Patiala (Urban) and has accepted defeat.
* AAP's chief ministerial face Bhagwant Mann is leading from Punjab's Dhuri seat by a huge margin and was seen celebrating with his party workers
* Sanyukt Samaj Morcha chief and its chief ministerial face Balbir Singh Rajewal is also trailing in Samrala. AAP's first-timer Jagtar Singh is leading on that seat.
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Published 10 March 2022, 05:09 IST