Captain wins Patiala, Badal Lambi, Sukhbir Jalalabad seats

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, March 11

Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Saturday won from Lambi constituency, whereas Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal defeated Bhagwant Mann from Jalalabad and Capt Amarinder Singh won on the Patiala Urban seat.

Earlier, elaborate security arrangements were in place at all counting centres in Punjab on Saturday morning as counting got underway at 8.

As many as 54 counting centres were set up at 27 locations. Around 14,000 officials were deployed for the smooth conduct of counting.

Barricades were put near Sangrur town and only cars and government vehicles were allowed on the Sangrur- Malerkotla road as counting started at Bardwal College located on this road.

Heavy police deployed near the counting centres in Ludhiana. Mobile phones and cameras were not allowed inside the counting centres. In Ludhiana, people had to take long routes because of elaborate security.                     

In Patiala, not even officers without the mandatory Election Commission ID cards were allowed inside the counting centres. Two such officers were seen exchanging words with cops at Government Polytechnic, the counting centre for Patiala urban. 

AAP leader HS Phoolka was one of the first to arrive at the counting station. Phoolka told the media that the AAP would form government with majority.                       

When told about the news reports that the Congress and SAD could come together to form the government, Phoolka said the two were already hand in glove.                       

The counting of postal ballot was taken up first of all.