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'Akali Dal is weaker than before in getting votes'

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According to the report, though the BJP failed to win any Lok Sabha seats in Punjab, all its candidates in Majhe and Doaba, including its Malwa region, got more votes than the Akali candidates.(Photo: Facebook/Sukhbir Singh Badal)

After the assembly elections in Punjab two and a half years ago, the results of the Lok Sabha elections have also proved that due to the breakdown of the alliance between the Shiromani Akali Dal and the BJP in the state, the Akali Dal led by Sukhbir Singh Badal is more than ever in getting votes. has weakened

According to the report, though the BJP failed to win any Lok Sabha seats in Punjab, all its candidates in Majhe and Doaba, including its Malwa region, got more votes than the Akali candidates.

Only in Bathinda, Khadur Sahib and Faridkot did the BJP get fewer votes than the Akali Dal, while the BJP remained ahead of the Akali Dal in all other seats.

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