The Congress took an early lead in Punjab on Tuesday, securing seven out of the 13 Lok Sabha constituencies in the border state. Following closely, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) was leading in three constituencies, while Independents led in two, and the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) in one.
The Congress, which previously won eight seats in 2019, was leading in Amritsar, Fatehgarh Sahib, Ferozepur, Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, and Patiala, according to Election Commission trends as of 11:30 am.
AAP candidates were ahead in Anandpur Sahib, Hoshiarpur, and Sangrur. The SAD was leading in Bathinda, while two Independents took the lead in Khadoor Sahib and Faridkot.
Among the candidates, former chief minister Charanjit Channi of the Congress was leading BJP’s Sushil Kumar Rinku by 78,981 votes in Jalandhar. Former deputy CM Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa was ahead of BJP’s Dinesh Babbu in Gurdaspur by 15,581 votes.
In Ludhiana, Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring was leading against BJP’s Ravneet Singh Bittu by 4,200 votes.
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In Patiala and Ferozepur, Congress candidates Dr. Dharamvir Gandhi and Sher Singh Ghubaya were in close battles with their rivals.
In Sangrur, AAP’s Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer, a minister in the Bhagwant Mann government, took an early lead over sitting MP Simranjit Singh Mann and Sukhpal Khaira of the Congress.
In Khadoor Sahib and Faridkot, jailed radical Sikh leader Amritpal Singh and Sarabjeet Singh Khalsa, son of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s assassin Beant Singh, were leading.
