89-year-old five-time Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal said, "I have 70 years of experience and have fought for Punjab and India.
89-year-old five-time Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal said, "I have 70 years of experience and have fought for Punjab and India. This is a small battle."
His comment came when asked about the electoral battle turning into a triangular contest this time with the entry of Aam Aadmi Party.
"We will have a bigger win than last time. AAP will finish at third spot," Sukhbir Badal claimed.
"People will vote for development, peace and communal harmony. AAP is a pack of criminals," he added.
Punjab Congress president and party's chief ministerial candidate Amarinder Singh said his party was leading in the state and was set to form the government.
The senior Congress leader, who is contesting from Lambi, said he would defeat Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal in the latter's turf.
"This time three major parties are in the fray. I wish that whoever wins keep Punjab's interests above all," cricketer Harbhajan Singh told reporters in his hometown Jalandhar. He also appealed that more and more youth should come out to cast their votes.
General J J Singh (retd) said SAD-BJP will perform a hatrick and form the government.
Sidhu, who along with his wife Navjot Kaur cast his vote, said, "People of Punjab will give a gift to Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi by ensuring party's victory here and its revival in the country."
"Truth will prevail in Punjab...from this place Congress flag will start floating," he said.
The key contestants in the crucial state polls include Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh (Patiala and Lambi seats), Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal (Lambi) and his son Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal (Jalalabad).
The other prominent candidates are Congress veteran and former chief minister Rajinder Kaur Bhattal (Lehragagga), Indian Youth Congress chief Raja Amarinder Singh Warring (Gidderbaha), Badal's estranged nephew Manpreet Singh Badal, who is fighting on a Congress ticket from Bathinda Urban, and AAP MP Bhagwant Mann (Jalalabad).
Amritsar Lok Sabha seat fell vacant following the resignation of Amarinder Singh to protest the apex court verdict on Punjab's river waters. The voter strength in this seat is over 14 lakhs.
Prominent among the candidates in fray for the Lok Sabha seat are BJP leader Rajinder Mohan Singh Chhina, who is up against Congress' Gurjit Singh Aujla and Aam Aadmi Party's Upkar Singh Sandhu.
For the Amritsar Lok Sabha by-poll, 35 per cent polling has taken place so far, an election office spokesman said here.
The counting of votes for the state polls and Amritsar Lok Sabah by-poll will take place on March 11.
(This article has not been edited by DNA's editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)
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