Punjab Election Live Updates
Voting for the assembly polls in five states began early on Thursday morning. The voting in all the five states that include Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Assam, Goa, and Uttarakhand are currently underway. Track all the live updates from the crucial vote counting.
LIVE UPDATES:
2:00 pm: Punjab CM Charanjit Channi loses from both the seats he contested from.
12:25 pm: Former Punjab CM Capt. Amarinder Singh loses from his constituency.
11:30 am: "This is a victory of the 'Aam Aadmi' (common man)," Manish Sisodia on AAP's sweep in Punjab
10:50 am: "This shows AAP is the natural and national replacement of the Congress," said Raghav Chadha, who ran the Punjab campaign for his party
10:35 am: Early Celebrations Start Outside AAP's Chief Ministerial Candidate Bhagwat Mann's Residence.
10:25 am: Bhagwant Mann leading in Dhuri, Amarinder, Channi still trailing in their respective constituencies.
10:23 am: AAP looks clear to win Punjab. Leading on 88 of 117 seats. Congress leads on 12, BJP on 5.
9:50 am: Punjab Congress Chief Navjot Singh Siddhu trails in his constituency.
9:45 am: AAP CM Candidate Bhagwant Mann leading as his party gains lead on 81 seats. Congress leading on 16, BJP on 4.
9:35 am: Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi trailing on both of his constituencies - Bhadaur, Chamkaur Sahib.
9:35 am: Former Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh trails in his Patiala constituency.
9:10 am: In the early trends the AAP party was leading on the majority of the seats in Punja. It was leading on 24 seats with Congress leading on 11. Akali Dal and BJP were leading on 6 and 4 seats respectively.
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Razakars did burn down our house, can't hold Muslims responsible: Priyank Kharge slams UP CM
Bengaluru: Karnataka minister Priyank Kharge on Wednesday clarified that their family would never blame the entire Muslim community for the tragic incident of their house being burnt down by the Razakars in the past.
Priyank responded sharply to Uttar Pradesh CM Adityanath after he raised the childhood tragedy of Priyank’s father and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, during a rally in poll-bound Maharashtra. Adityanath had mentioned how the Hyderabad Nizam’s Razakars set fire to Mallikarjun Kharge's house in 1948, resulting in the deaths of his mother and sister.
Priyank said, despite the tragedy, his father never played the victim card and never let hatred define him. “It was the Razakars who committed this act—not the entire Muslim community. Every community has bad apples and individuals who do wrong,” he wrote on X.
The Karnataka IT-BT and Rural Development and Panchayat Raj minister asserted that his father, at 82, was fighting to uphold the Constitution against "tyranny and hatred”, adding that Adityanath cannot "bulldoze" Mallikarjun Kharge's principles or ideology.
Priyank further emphasised that they (Dalits) have been subjected to various forms of insult and discrimination by different communities. He called on Adityanath to address these injustices as well. He stated that they lost precious family members and their home and added that it is not for others to speak about their family affair.
"Try winning the elections on PM Narendra Modi's achievements instead of trying to sow seeds of hatred in the society for political gains," Priyank remarked.
