Amid a landslide victory within the state, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) managed a achieve in Doaba, the hub of Dalit politics, by clinching 10 of whole 23 seats within the area comprising 4 districts, Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur, SBS Nagar and Kapurthala, within the meeting polls, the outcomes of which had been declared on Thursday. The Congress has gained 9 seats within the area. It has gained half of its whole seats secured throughout the state from the Doaba area. The BJP has gained a complete of two seats within the state, together with one from Doaba.

In the 2017 polls, AAP had gained simply two seats, Bholath and Garhshankar, whereas the tally has touched 10 now. Similarly, the Congress which had gained 15 seats in 2017, managed to safe solely 9 this time. The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) completed with only one seat every.

The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has managed to open its account within the state by successful Nawanshahr seat in SBS Nagar. In 1997, BSP’s Shingara Ram gained the Garhshankar seat whereas it will likely be the primary time {that a} BSP MLA can be a part of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha.

In Doaba area, AAP gave finest efficiency in Hoshiarpur district the place it has gained 5 of the seven meeting seats. The get together retained the Garhshankar seat, the place MLA Jai Krishan Rori registered his second consecutive win. Former Congress ministers Sunder Sham Arora and Sangat Singh Gilzian suffered defeat in Hoshiarpur and Urmur, respectively. From Sham Chaurasi, AAP’s Ravjot Singh defeated Congress’ Pawan Kumar Adia by 20,991 votes, the very best margin within the area. BJP’s Jangi Lal Mahajan gained from Mukerian, solely seat within the area for the saffron get together.

In Jalandhar district, AAP gained 4 seats, Nakodar, Kartarpur, Jalandhar central and Jalandhar west, of the whole 9, whereas 5 went to Congress’ kitty — Jalandhar cantonment, Jalandhar north, Phillaur, Adampur and Shahkot. Punjab sports activities minister and hockey Olympian Pargat Singh defeated former hockey Olympian and AAP candidate Surinder Singh Sodhi from the Jalandhar cantonment seat the place Pargat was trailing within the preliminary traits. Later, he recovered the lead and secured the seat with 5,808 votes. Meanwhile, AAP’s Sheetal Aungral defeated Congress MLA and his arch rival Sushil Kumar Rinku by 4,253 votes. Similarly, AAP’s Inderjit Kaur Mann defeated SAD’s Gurpratap Singh Wadala by 2,869 votes. From Jalandhar central constituency, AAP’s Raman Arora defeated Rajinder Beri of the Congress with simply 247 votes, the bottom successful margin within the area.

Kapurthala was the one district throughout the state the place AAP didn’t open its account because the Congress registered victory over three seats out of 4. Rana Gurjit Singh retained his Kapurthala seat and his son, Rana Inder Pratap Singh bagged Sultanpur Lodhi, who contested as an Independent candidate, whereas official Congress nominee and sitting MLA Navtej Singh Cheema was at a distant fourth. Congress chief Sukhpal Singh Khaira defeated his arch rival Jagir Kaur by 9,225 votes for the second time within the fifth direct contest at Bholath seat.

In SBS Nagar, BSP candidate Nachttar Pal defeated AAP candidate Lalit Mohan Pathak from the Nawanshahr constituency, whereas SAD retained its Banga seat from the place Dr Sukhwinder Sukhi gained whereas AAP debuted within the district by successful the Balachaur seat. The get together’s candidate Santosh Kataria defeated SAD’s Sunita Chaudhary. In eight reserved seats of the Doaba area, Congress managed to win 4 seats, Phillaur, Adampur, Phagwara and Chabbewal, whereas AAP gained three seats Kartarpur, Jalandhar west and Sham Chaurasi. The SAD managed just one seat.

Congress’ Pargat Singh mentioned, “We have accepted the people’s verdict whereas they have given a mandate against the Congress and SAD while there has been a need for introspection and strengthening the party.”