CHANDIGARH: The 'lightweight' Aam Aadmi Party slugged it out like a champion in Punjab, winning four seats and retreating only after pushing both the Akalis and Congress into their corners.
The latter was hit where it hurts most, as it drastically lost vote share to the AAP, which secured an impressive 25% of total votes cast in Punjab, in its Lok Sabha election debut. Dr Dharamvir Gandhi caused a huge upset in defeating three-time Congress MP Preneet Kaur from Patiala.
Gandhi won by a little over 15,000 votes, and is one of the candidates predicted to overthrow a biggie by ET. As senior AAP leader Rajeev Godara said, "Other than the antiincumbency and correct choice of candidates, it is the rebel in Punjabis which helped AAP do so well here."
Comedian-turned-politician Bhagwant Mann had the last laugh with a record margin of over two lakh votes in Sangrur against SAD's tallest leader and MP, Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa. Thanking the people of Punjab, Mann ..
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