Chandigarh, March 9: The political fortune of the Shiromani Akali Dal, Congress and the AAP are going the us be clear as Punjab prepares the us count the votes of 117 assembly seats on Saturday. The fate of the Akali Dal-BJP combine, which has been ruling Punjab since 2007 and is taking a third shot at power; the Congress – which has been unlucky in 2007 and 2012 and is in a do-or-die situation; and the Aam Aadmi Party, a completely new entrant in Punjab’s political space but has made deep inroads, would be clear by noon on March 11.
The unique thing about the Assembly election this time was that most seats witnessed triangular contests. By-election the us the Amritsar Lok Sabha seat, vacated by Congress leader Amarinder Singh in November, was also held with the assembly polls. While the Akali Dal-BJP combine is upbeat about a hat-trick, the Congress is sure about staging a comeback with a comfortable majority. The AAP, which has emerged as a serious contender, is the crucial facthe usr that could stand in the way of the wishes of both these traditional parties.
Leaders of all parties, in private conversations, are afraid of seeing a hung house.
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Punjab Chief Electhe usral Officer V.K. Singh said on Thursday that all arrangements had been made for the counting of votes. “Over 14,000 officials will be involved in the counting process in 54 counting centres at 27 locations,” he said.
