Assembly Polls 2022: Punjab mandate is nothing short of a revolution, says Arvind Kejriwal

Aam Aadmi Party party convenor Arvind Kejriwal, today termed the early leads in Punjab as nothing short of a revolution. He congratulated the people of Punjab for party’s stellar performance , calling the mandate “revolutionary”.

“Iss Inquilab ke liye Punjab ke logon ko bahut bahut badhai (congratulations to the people of Punjab for this revolution),” tweeted Kejriwal with a photo of him and the AAP Chief Ministerial candidate Bhagwant Mann, showing the victory sign.

As per the Election Commission, Aam Aadmi Party is leading in 91 seats out of the 117 seats in the Punjab Assembly at 2 PM, followed by Congress (17) and Shiromani Akali Dal (7).

The Aam Aadmi Party has turned giant-slayer in the state with its candidates defeating heavyweights like incumbent chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi in Chamkaur Sahib and Bhadaur, Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu in Amritsar East, former Punjab CM Amarinder Singh in Patiala and Shiromani Akali Dal patriarch Parkash Singh Badal in Lambi.