The Akali-Dal BJP combine won a majority in Punjab assembly elections 2012 to retain power in the state.
Akali Dal supporters celebrate their party's victory after winning Punjab Assembly polls on March 6, 2012.
Congress chief ministerial candidate Amarinder Singh won from Patiala constituency.
BJP supporters celebrate their party's victory in Chandigarh on March 6, 2012.
Incumbent Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal won from the Lambi constituency.
Punjab Congress President Amarinder Singh addresses the media after Congress loss in Punjab Assembly polls on March 6, 2012.
Shiromani Akali Dal supporters celebrate SAD-BJP alliance's success in the Punjab assembly elections on March 6, 2012.
BJP supporters watch voting results on television in Amritsar on March 6, 2012.
Election officials carry EVMs at a counting station in Amritsar on March 6, 2012.
BJP supporters wait to garland their leaders outside a counting station in Amritsar on March 6, 2012.
Supporters of Congress party's Om Prakash Soni celebrate his win outside a counting station in Amritsar on March 6, 2012.
