SAD actually stood 2nd in Punjab rural elections, has a better overall strike rate than Cong: Sukhbir Badal

Sukhbir Badal said, “In the Block Samitis, the SAD won 445 seats out of 1,814 contested seats and its strike rate is much better that Congress that contested on 2,487 seats.”

Speaking about the victories the SAD has notched in Bathinda, Muktsar and Faridkot, Badal said the party would be able to get its candidates elected as Zila Parishad chairpersons in these districts. The party was also likely to get its candidates elected as chairpersons in nearly 15 constituencies, including the Mansa Block Samiti with one independent candidate Raswinder Singh from Chakriya village joining the party to take its strength to 13 in a 25- member House.

Congratulating the Muktsar Assembly team of the party on its victory in the elections, Badal said the SAD candidates won two out of the two Zila Parishad seats and 17 out of the 20 Block Samiti seats in Sri Muktsar Sahib constituency.

He pointed out that nearly a dozen senior leaders of AAP, including ministers and MLAs, couldn’t even win their home seats in Block Samiti elections.

He also honoured the party’s Kanewali and Udekaran zone winners — Kulwinder Kaur and Manjit Singh Bittu –besides the Block Samiti winners on the occasion.