Chandigarh, May 31, 2018: Congress leaders have burst into celebration mode at the party head office in Chandigarh as the party candidate Hardev Singh took an unassailable lead of over 31,000 votes at the end of 13 rounds of counting of votes.
The counting of votes is in progress at Jalandhar. Total 17 rounds of counting are to be completed.
Laddi secured lead of 1830 votes only n the 13th round.
Cabinet ministers Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa and Sukh Sarkaria along with sitting and former MLAs have joined the celebrations as the party is set to win the seat.
Crackers are being burst, ladoos are being distributed amid beating of dhol.
On the the other hand, Akali candidate Naib Singh Kohar has accepted his defeat. Looking apparently disappointed, he quietly left the counting centre.
He has, however, alleged malfunctioning of EVMs.