The people of Punjab have once again reposed faith in the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) combine. On a victory-spree, the alliance has bagged a comfortable majority in all the Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samitis that went to the polls on Sunday.
In what could be termed a one-sided battle, the alliance swept six of the total 22 zila parishads and 43 out of 146 block samitis, while maintaining a respectable lead in most of the seats as per the results and trends available till the filing of the report.
Heading for a clean sweep, SAD-BJP combine has secured clear majority in the zila parishads of Amritsar, Bathinda, Kapurthala, Faridkot, Mohali and Patiala districts. A total of 117 candidates of the alliance have won their seats out of a total of 333 seats, as per the results declared till 7 pm.
The coalition has also won clear majority in 43 block samitis out of a total 146 in the State. “Eight hundred and fifty-one candidates of the SAD-BJP combine have won their seats out of a total of 2,732 seats in the state,” said SAD spokesman Daljeet Singh Cheema.
Similarly, in Ferozepur district, the alliance has secured clear majority in Zira and Guruharsahai, in Gurdaspur, it has won Kahnuwan, in Jalandhar, lohian Khas and Shahkot, in Kapurthala district, it has won Nadala, in ludhiana, the alliance has won Sidhwan Bet and Jagraon samitis and in Mansa district, it has won Mansa, Bhikhi, Jhunir and Sardoolgarh samitis.
He said that in Mohali district it has secured majority in Majri and Derabassi samitis, in Mukatsar district the alliance has secured clear majority in Muktsar and Malout samitis, in Nawanshahr district, it has won in Sadoya samiti.
In Patiala, the alliance has swept the samitis of Sanour, Ghanour, Nabha and Samana and in Sangrur it has secured majority in Dirba Block Samiti.
Dr Cheema added that as per the results and trends, the alliance would have complete sweep of the polls.