No travellers on road to Badal village

Sukhmeet Bhasin

Tribune News Service

Badal, March 11

All roads leading to Badal village today wore a deserted look after the results of the Assembly elections were declared.

Not many supporters of the Shiromani Akali Dal turned up outside the residence of Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal as compared to other days despite winning Lambi and Jalalabad Assembly seats. These two seats were considered hot seats as Captain Amarinder Singh contested from Lambi on the Congress ticket and Bhagwant Mann contested on the Aam Aadmi Party ticket from Jalalabad against Sukhbir Singh Badal.

However, Congress workers were seen celebrating the party’s victory in the state. They burst crackers, played Holi and took out a roadshow outside the residence of Parkash Singh Badal.

It was for the first time in the past 10 years, when Parkash Singh Badal’s residence at Badal village remained low profile and did not witness much activity of supporters on the result day.

Sukhbir Singh Badal and his wife Union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal are in Delhi and did not come here to avoid media interaction.

Parkash Singh Badal was alone at his residence with his some close aides. Anxiety could be seen among SAD leaders. They were seen discussing the results of various seats and the reason behind poll debacle with each other.

One of the SAD leaders on the condition of anonymity said, “We have been asked not to celebration yet. We lost the elections due to the functioning of some of the close aides of the Badal family, who were given more powers than us.”