As Punjab votes today in a single phase assembly election, Aam Aadmi Party’s chief ministerial candidate and two-time MP from Sangrur Bhagwant Mann denied any possibility of a hung assembly, and said AAP will win “more than 80 seats” in the 117 assembly constituencies.
As he visited a gurdwara in Mohali before casting vote after which he headed to Dhuri, the constituency from where he is contesting this time, News18 spoke with Mann in Ranike village after he offered prayers at the Rankeshwara Mahadev Temple.
Mann also alleged that former AAP member Kumar Vishwas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi have all come together as they are “desperate” and fear losing the election this time.
Vishwas has accused Arvind Kejriwal of supporting separatists during the Punjab campaign but the AAP national convener has denied the allegations.
It is going well. Till 5pm, polling should be more than 50% and in some booths, more than 60%. This means that people are voting for change.
You said people are voting for change. Are you prepared for a situation of a hung assembly in Punjab, you may not get a full majority?
No. I am absolutely not preparing for a hung assembly. AAP will win more than 80 seats, that is my hope. This is your question.
People have hopes from you. At the rally in Chamkaur Sahib, people turned up late in the night and said they said they wanted jobs and freedom from drugs. Does the weight of expectations scare you?
You said there could be a hung assembly. Then you are asking if I become the chief minister how will I fulfil (the expectations)? So, it will not be a hung assembly. You yourself are saying it. If in Chamkaur Sahib, people are saying this, we will fulfil all their expectations.
