Congress wins Punjab, falls one short of two-third majority
The Congress party has registered a landslide victory in Punjab Assembly elections, winning 77 seats in the 117-member house. Congress garnered over 38% of the total vote share. The Aam Aadmi Party (23% vote share) had the second-highest number of seats in the house but the incumbent Shiromani Akali Dal stood second in terms of vote share at 25%.