Chandigarh: Five family members of Shiromani Akali Dal Chief, Sukhbir Singh Badal, Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, Punjab Congress President Navjot Singh Sidhu trailing.

AAP Jadoo sweeps bigwigs of political families and ‘so-called leaders of Punjab in 2022 Assembly elections. Voters have outrightly rejected the decade-old dynast politics of Punjab and embraced Aam Aadmi Party. The positive campaign of AAP has given results. 

The dismal performance of Congress, BJP, SAD and Punjab Lok Congress indicates that the people of Punjab needs change. Rampant corruption, mining and drug mafia haunted the voters. So they outrightly rejected the dynast politics of Punjab and gave a clear mandate to AAP.

Political stalwarts and senior leaders, including Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, SAD patriarch Parkash Singh Badal, former chief minister Amarinder Singh and Punjab Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu, were trailing in their respective assembly constituencies in Punjab, according to initial trends in the counting of votes.

The latest report says that Captain Amarinder Singh lost Patiyala urban constituency. The scion of the erstwhile Patiala royal family has been a legislator from Patiala seat in 2002, 2007, 2012 and 2017 as a Congress candidate.

Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal, former chief minister Rajinder Kaur Bhattal, former Punjab Congress chief Partap Singh Bajwa, SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia and former union minister Vijay Sampla were tailing from nearest rivals. They are facing tough fights from AAP candidates.

AAP is leading in 90 seats of the 117 member Assembly. Five-time chief minister Parkash Singh Badal, who was seeking re-election from his home turf Lambi, was trailing behind his nearest rival and AAP candidate Gurmeet Singh Khudian. At 94, Badal is the country’s oldest candidate to fight elections.

Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi was trailing from the two seats he contested — Chamkaur Sahib and Bhadaur.

AAP candidate Labh Singh Ugoke was leading from the Bhadaur seat, which is part of the politically significant Malwa region.   Channi was also trailing from his home constituency Chamkaur Sahib which he represented thrice.