Only two of the eight party-hoppers who had switched sides in the last over couple of months could secure victory on the 13 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab. The two victorious turncoats are AAP s Raj Kumar Chabbewal and Congress party s Dharamvira Gandhi.
Chabbewal, who was the deputy leader
Witnessing a see-saw political showdown between the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on most of the seats, Punjab s electorate once again demonstrated its independent streak. The Congress emerged as the top performer securing seven seats in the multi-cornered contest, while the ruling AAP,
As the results of the parliamentary elections on 13 seats will be doled out on Tuesday, the winners in Punjab will takes it all — not just the seats in the Lok Sabha but the prestige and honour that was involved in the multi-cornered high-staked ballot battle.
The warm political winds
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The counting of votes for the 13 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab, conducted on June 1, will begin at 8 am on Tuesday at 117 counting centres, set up in 48 buildings at 27 locations across the state. To oversee the counting process, 64 counting observers, drawn from all-India services and civil
Punjab witnessed a largely peaceful polling for the 13 Lok Sabha seats, recording 61.32 per cent turnout as per ECI figures, down from 65.94 per cent in.