Congress will win all four seats in Punjab: Captain Amarinder

Captain Amarinder Singh has expressed confidence of winning all four seats in Punjab where by-polls are to be held on October 21.

Ludhiana: Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday expressed confidence that the Congress will win all the four assembly bypolls in Punjab and said it is the only party that can ensure the state's development

Bypolls in Phagwara, Jalalabad, Dakha and Mukerian assembly seats will be held on October 21and results will be declared on October 24.

The party is prepared to fight the bypolls and its campaign will revolve around the state government's progressive and welfare schemes, he told reporters at the inauguration of a two-day Kisan and Pashu Palan Mela here.

"The people of Punjab will once again put their seal of electoral approval on the Congress, which has proved itself in the last two and a half years of governance in the state. It's the only party equipped to ensure the development of Punjab," the chief minister asserted.

He said the people of the state will reject the regressive and divisive politics of opposition parties.

The bypolls are likely to witness a three-cornered fight among the AAP, the SAD-BJP combine and the ruling Congress which is looking to maintain its winning momentum in Punjab.