Ruling SAD-BJP alliance was leading in eight of the 13 Lok Sabha constituencies in Punjab where counting commenced this morning. SAD was leading in six constituencies of Faridkot, Jalandhar, Sangrur, Khadoor Sahab, Bhatinda and Ferozepur while its alliance partner BJP was ahead in Hoshiarpur and Gurdaspur.
The Congress was leading in the remaining five constituencies of Anandpur Sahab, Patiala, Fatehgarh Sahab, Ludhiana and Amritsar. Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker Charanjit Singh Atwal was trailing behind his nearest rival Sukhdev Singh Libra of INC by 2207 votes from Fatehgarh Sahab.
Congress MP Preneet Kaur was leading by 22,000 votes over her nearest rival Prem Singh Chandumajra (SAD) from Patiala. Preneet's son Raninder Singh was trailing by 3497 votes behind Harsimrat Kaur Badal (SAD), wife of Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal from Bathinda.
Former Indian Youth Congress President Manish Tewari was leading from Ludhiana by about 8000 votes over his nearest rival Gurcharan Singh Ghalib of Shiromani Akali Dal.
Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu was trailing by 2000 votes from Amritsar behind his nearest Congress rival O P Soni.
