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Amarinder terms victory as voters’ collective feat

After the Congress party swept Punjab with nearly two-third majority, the party's chief ministerial candidate Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday…

Amarinder terms victory as voters’ collective feat

Captain Amarinder Singh (Photo: Facebook)

After the Congress party swept Punjab with nearly two-third majority, the party's chief ministerial candidate Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday termed the massive victory as a collective feat of the people of the state, as well as the party high command and its workers.

Thanking electorates for giving a clear mandate, the Punjab Congress Pradesh Committee (PPPC) chief described the poll outcome as a mandate for stability and progress, as well as good governance. Congress is committed to the nine-point agenda contained in the party's poll manifesto and would initiate its execution without delay, the former chief minister added.

When asked about the factors contributing to the failure of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab, Captain said that the voters of Punjab are sensible and had seen through the AAP farce. The AAP bubble had burst with their outright rejection by the Punjab voters.

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Captain announced that he would be meeting the Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi soon to submit his recommendations on cabinet formation. The issue of deputy chief minister would also be decided by the party vice president, he added.

He hoped that their government in Punjab would get the support from the BJP led government at Centre in taking forward the development agenda for the state.

Trailing at third position by getting merely 15 seats, the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) said that it accepts the mandate given by the people of Punjab and will extend support to the new government for the welfare of the state.

The SAD chief patron and CM Parkash Singh Badal said that his party was ready to extend full cooperation to Captain Amarinder Singh to work for the rights of Punjab. He also announced to meet the Punjab Governor tomorrow submitting his resignation.

SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal also congratulated Capt Amarinder for the victory and said that their party would co-operate with the new government on all pro-Punjab issues.

The party would take stock of the polls performance soon, he added while stating that the SAD-BJP has got an impressive 30.4 per cent of the vote share.

Even Prime Minister Narendra Modi too called up him to congratulate on his party’s landslide victory in the state assembly elections. Modi spoke to Capt Amarinder on telephone to convey his regards and extend his government’s full support for the development of Punjab.

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