Arvind Kejriwal
Modi congratulates AAP for Punjab sweep, assures Centre's help
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday congratulated the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for its clean sweep in the Punjab Assembly elections, and assured the party of all possible help from the Centre. In a series of tweets, Modi expressed his gratitude to the voters and party workers and congratulated AAP for winning Punjab.
In maiden emphatic win, AAP crushes traditional parties
Bhagwant Mann, the party's pick for the top post, is all set to become the next Chief Minister. The ruling Congress, which won 77 seats in 2017, managed to win only 18 seats with most of its stalwart faces like Chief Minister Charanjit Channi and state party chief Navjot Singh Sidhu faced humiliating defeat from their respective strongholds.
The 'rise and rise' of AAP in Punjab
It was not just a simple victory. In fact, the AAP trounced the 2022 Assembly polls this time by winning over 90 seats in the 117-seat Punjab Assembly. It is the first time that the party has expanded its political footprint beyond Delhi. But how was a 9-year-old party able to achieve this momentous feat?
It's acceptance of Kejriwal's governance model: AAP on Punjab trends
Even as the Aam Aadmi Party is showing a dismal performance in the early trends in two of the three states where it was contesting the Assembly elections, the party leaders in the national capital are rejoicing over the trends in Punjab where it is heading for a comfortable victory.
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