7 Punjabis elected to British Columbia assembly

The results threw up a hung House in British Columbia (BC) as Liberals won on 43 seats, New Democratic Party (NDP) on 41 and Green Party on three seats. A party needs 44 seats to form a government

Seven candidates of Punjabi origin settled in Canada emerged winners in British Columbia (BC) provincial polls, results of which were declared on Wednesday.

From left: Hary Bains, Rachna Singh, and Jimmy Sinms (Photos: Twitter)

Six of them belong to New Democratic Party (NDP). They are Rachana Singh, who was declared victorious from Surrey-Green Timbers); Harry Bains (Surrey-Newton), Jagrup Brar (Surrey-Fleetwood), Raj Chohan (Burnaby-Edmonds), Jinny Sims (Surrey-Panorama) and Ravi Kahlon (Delta North). Besides them, Jes Johal (Richmond-Queens borough) of the Liberal Party also won.

Clockwise from top left: Jagrup Brar , Jas Johal, Raj Chouhan, and Ravi Khelon (Photos: Twitter)

A total of 87 constituencies went to polls.

The results threw up a hung House in BC as Liberals won on 43 seats, NDP on 41 and Green Party on three seats. A party needs 44 seats to form a government.

A total of 24 Punjabis were in fray among a total 371 candidates.