Badals, Amarinder, Channi, and Sidhu lose as AAP’s promises convince voters
Punjab Elections Results 2022: The wave was unmistakable. Perhaps it’s the sheer magnitude that would have left even comedian turned politician and Punjab’s next chief minister Bhagwant Mann perplexed. The Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) spectacular victory, the largest ever by any party since the re-organisation of the state in 1966, has come on the back of stellar performances in all three regions of Punjab – Doaba, Malwa and Majha. The Congress and the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) that have ruled the state between themselves since independence have suffered a huge blow in the state. AAP’s sweep has meant that for the second consecutive time, the Akalis would not even be the principal opposition party in the state.
“This massive win is more a rejection of the existing duopoly than it is of the acceptance of a new party in Punjab. People were frustrated with caste, corruption and nepotism and yearning for change for many years now. In 2017, Prashant Kishor’s event management skills managed to deny AAP that chance with it finishing behind the Congress. This time around, Kejriwal’s door to door and grassroot campaign made voters connect with AAP” said Pampa Mukherjee, professor of political science at Panjab University….Read More
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