The elections to the Punjab assembly in India were historical because of the extreme competition and high voter turnout (76%). NDTV go it spot-on about a Akali win as did CNN-IBN/CSDS exit poll on vote shares. Yesterday the results indicated tight races in all the constituencies bar a few. Many stalwarts lost but the biggest winner was the Akali-BJP combine who regained power after five years. Congress-I gained a lot of seats in the Malwa belt - something that will worry Mr. Badal - the octogenranian Akali leader who starts a record fourth term in Office. BJP is the biggest winner in terms of seats gained. They benefitted out o this election wonderfully. Congress must set its house in order - sack Amrinder, deal with internal disensions and be a constructive opposition. Akali Dal must accomodate BJP properly, think about regaining Malwa, refrain from the politics of vendettta and give a clean administration - Punjabis deserve it after five years of sometimes high-handed rule from Amrinder Singh & his coterie.
Based on information from the Election Commission of India, who did an excellent job at updating the results constantly throughout yesterday, here is a link to the Election Map (based on Google Maps API).
Link: http://www.baljitgrewal.com-a.googlepages.com/mapInfo.html
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