Badal thanks voters of Beas

Saturday, March 17, 2007, 14:13 [IST]

Chandigarh, Mar 14 (UNI) Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today thanked the people of Beas constituency for the victory of Shiromani Akali Dal candidate Manjinder Singh Kang in the Assembly elections.

Mr Kang defeated his nearest rival Congress candidate Jasbir Singh Gill(Dimpa) by a margin of 4,183 votes in a 12-cornered contest.

Expressing gratitude to the people of Punjab in general and Beas constituency in particular for reposing full faith and confidence in policies and programmes of Shiromani Akali Dal-BJP alliance, Mr Badal said the alliance was committed to the overall development of the state and welfare of the people.

With today's win, the strength of SAD members rose to 49 while its ally BJP has 19 members in the 117-member Assembly. The Congress has 44 members and independents are five.

UNI

Topics: ELECTION-PUNJAB-BEAS-BADAL

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