Aam Admi Party (AAP) Bags Punjab in a Historic Win

Aam Admi Party (AAP) Bags Punjab in Historic Win

AAP's phenomenal result came at the cost of the incumbent Congress.

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By 9 am, it was clear that Punjab had embraced AAP, which placed second in the last election five years ago.

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Arvind Kejriwal said Chief Ministerial candidate was Bhagwant Singh Mann, a decision that he said was based on a phone-in survey conducted by AAP among its supporters.

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Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Admi Party, in its second attempt, has taken Punjab, giving the eight-year-old outfit its second state after Delhi.

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Opposition leaders said that Punjab's security would be compromised if AAP was given charge of the state.

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The scale of AAP's victory encourages the party to claim Arvind Kejriwal should be the leader of an anti-BJP league for the next general election in two years.

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