By-poll results 2018: Congress leads from Punjab' Shahkot seat, Captain Amrinder Singh expresses joy

The Congress today made major gains in the Shahkot Assembly by-election in Punjab with its candidate Hardev Singh Ladi leading by over 21,000 votes over his nearest rival, Shiromani Akali Dal's Naib Singh Kohar, after nine rounds of counting, officials said.
Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) candidate Rattan Singh Kakkar Kalan was trailing far behind the Congress and the Akali Dal.
The votes would be counted over 17 rounds, an official said.
The Shahkot bypoll was necessitated by the death of Akali MLA Ajit Singh Kohar, Naib Singh Kohar's father, in February this year.
As trends showed Ladi in the lead by 21,004 votes in what is considered an Akai bastion, workers of Punjab's ruling party started celebrating, distributing sweets at the Punjab Congress Bhawan here and dancing to drumbeats in Chandigarh and in Jalandhar.

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