The Congress lost 10.46 per cent of its vote share in the constituency, as compared to 2019, and its tally of Lok Sabha MPs from Punjab dropped to seven.
In Jalandhar Lok Sabha constituency, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) registered a huge victory in the bypolls with a margin of 58,647 on Saturday. AAP s Sushil Rinku defeated Congress s Karamjit Kaur to the Lok Sabha Assembly
Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Saturday said that the Aam Aadmi Party s Lok Sabha bypoll victory from the Jalandhar constituency is historic and has shown that people have put faith in the Jodi of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.
Leader of Opposition Pratap Singh Bajwa on Saturday said his party conceded defeat in the Jalandhar Lok Sabha bypoll and has vowed to come back stronger in the 2024 polls.