Chandigarh, March 11: Results of Assembly Elections 2017 is being released today. The counting of votes is currently underway across all 117 seats of Punjab assembly, which went into polls on February 4. Catch the live streaming of election results on ABP Sanjha and PTC News. The latest trends and updates is expected to emerge from 8 AM onwards, after Election Commission initiates the counting of votes. To watch live election results coverage on PTC News in Punjabi, click here.
The Punjab assembly elections turned into a trilateral fight, with the entry of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) faced severe anti-incumbency, owing to their 10 years of being in power. Congress grew its stakes as polling dates neared as Capt Amarinder Singh evidently led a successful campaign. To view election results live in Punjabi on PTC News, click here.
The AAP wave, which was strong throughout the first half of 2016, lost steam as the polling dates approached. While AAP was predicted to win 80-100 seats the surveys released in March-June 2016, pollsters dropped their tally below the majority mark as elections approached.
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What outcome did Exit Polls predict for Punjab assembly elections 2017
Media Group
SAD-BJP
Congress
AAP
Others
India Today-Axis
4-7
62-71
42-51
0-2
ABP News-CSDS
19-27
46-56
36-46
0-4
India News – MRC
07
55
55
0
News 24-Chanakya
9
54
54
0-2
India TV C-Voter
5-13
41-49
59-67
0-3
The exit polls predict a fight between Congress and AAP for the top spot. The ruling alliance of SAD-Congress is expected to suffer a rout. The surveys have predicted the incumbent alliance to be restricted to single digit in terms of electoral strength.