Punjab: Cong crosses halfway mark, leads in 64 of 117 seats
After the counting of votes began for all the 117 seats in Punjab, the Congress Party crossed the halfway mark with a lead in as many as 64 seats. The incumbent Shiromani Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party alliance was leading only in 26 constituencies across the state whereas the Aam Aadmi Party stood third with a lead in 25 seats.