Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 06:23am on 05 Jun 2024,Wednesday Politics
Amritpal Singh, chief of pro-Khalistan group Waris Punjab De, secured victory from Punjab's Khadoor Sahib Lok Sabha seat while incarcerated in Assam's Dibrugarh jail. Winning as an independent candidate, Singh garnered 4,04,430 votes, surpassing Congress leader Kulbir Singh Zira by a margin of 1,97,120 votes. His arrest in 2023 followed clashes between his supporters and Punjab Police after an aide's arrest. Singh's platform focused on Sikh youth and Khalistan. The 2024 Lok Sabha election, spanning seven phases, witnessed the ruling BJP-led NDA leading in 242 seats, with the opposition INDIA bloc ahead in 236 seats during vote counting.
