AAP dominate Punjab Panchayat Samiti Election, wins 1494 zones; check party-wise tally
Termed as 'Semi Final' of upcoming Punjab Vidhan Sabha Elections, the ruling Aam Aadmi Party seems to have passed Punjab Panchayat Samiti Election with flying colours. Till 3 pm, out of 2715 zones where results have been declared, AAP has won 1494 zones. Congress has won 567 zones, SAD has won 390 zones, BJP has won 75 zones, etc.
AP National Convener Arvind Kejriwal addressed a joint press conference with Punjab CM Bhagwant Singh Mann. Addressing the press conference, Arvind Kejriwal debunked Congress' claim that election was not fair.
He said, "The election that took place in 2013 and 2018, it happened with abuse of power (dhakkasahi). There was no videography of counting. This election was fair as video recording has been done and all evidence is present."
"There are 580 seats out of total where candidates have won with less than 100 vote margin. Out of these 580 seats, AAP has won 261, 319 have won by the opposition. If we would have misused the machinery, we just had to call DC and SDM, so these 319 seats that the opposition parties have won, these two would have been won by the Aam Aadmi Party. But, we did not misused our power."
"Let me give you some more numbers of Zila Parishad Election. In Sagrur's Phagwala Zone, Congress has won by merely 5 votes. If the opposition has won by a mere 5 votes, then what else proof do you need that election was conducted in free and fair manner. Sri Mukatsar Sahib's Kot Bhai Zone is again won by Congress by just 41 votes.