Shimla, March 11 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Saturday congratulated Congress chief ministerial candidate Amarinder Singh for his party's victory in Punjab.
Development in the state had come to a standstill due to the authoritative rule of the Badal government, the Chief Minister said in a statement.
He added that the Shiromani Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alliance, which ruled Punjab since 2007, was not able to fulfil the aspirations of the people.
Also congratulating Amarinder Singh on his 75th birthday, the Chief Minister said that Punjab would witness a new era of development in the Congress regime.
The Congress was on Saturday headed for a two-third majority in the 117-seat Punjab assembly, with veteran Amarinder Singh set to return as Chief Minister of the border state.
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