Punjab Congress president Capt Amarinder Singh on Monday claimed that the latest survey conducted by an independent agency has revealed that the Congress was far ahead of the Akalis and Aam Aadmi Party.
“While AAP was placed second in the survey, eventually the contest will be between the Congress and the Akali-BJP alliance as the disillusionment with AAP was growing day by day,” he said while pointing out that both the Congress and the Akalis have their assured support base which AAP lacked as it was depending upon the floating vote only.
Quoting the survey, Capt Amarinder told that if elections were held right now, Congress will bag about 51 per cent votes, while the AAP will bag 31 with Akali-BP alliance at around 18 percent.
However, he added, while the survey report came recently, it was done a few weeks ago after which so much has happened with the AAP as the party has virtually imploded since then and broken into two parts on the issue of Punjabis and outsiders.
He said that the survey showed the popular sentiment as people have realized that the Congress was the only option that can provide stable government which can retrieve and redeem Punjab from the bankruptcy and anarchy.
The Akalis have slid down beyond any hope of redemption and the AAP stood exposed over what its leaders have been found indulging in, he added.
PPCC president said that the Akalis will not be able to move out of their homes after the code of conduct comes into effect. “Rather they will have to run for cover as was indicated from the fear the Badals have that they sought additional security cover over and above the Z plus protection they are already provided with,” he said.
Capt Amarinder said, the AAP had peaked in Punjab 2014 only and since then it had only seen progressive decline.