Bouncing an amazing polling victory of elections in Punjab, today duo Parkash Singh Badal and Sukbir Badal will be in Chandigarh to hold a meeting with their Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) MLAs.
Now once again, after breaking record of 43 years history, Parkash Singh Badal will continue to be the Chief Minister of Punjab for fifth times, unless he steps down on his own.
This record is possible only with highest votes in support of BJP that helps SAD to come back to power for a second consecutive term, breaking a 40-year-old jinx of the state.
Akalies defeated the Congress, by getting 56 seats while its alliance partner BJP got 12 seats, taking the combine’s tally to 68 in the 117-member Assembly.
However Congress bagged only 46 seats, only marginally higher than the 42 it got last time. Three others were won by independents.
