We accept people s mandate: Kejriwal

New Delhi March 11 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday conceded defeat in the Punjab and Goa assembly polls and said he accepted the people s mandate.

Kejriwal appreciated the Aam Aadmi Party workers for their hard work in the elections.

We accept the people s mandate (in the assembly polls) with full humility. All party workers worked very hard. Our struggle will continue the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader tweeted.

Ever since the February 4 elections in both the states the AAP was supremely confident of coming to power in Punjab by winning not less than 100 seats and hoped to emerge as a major player in Goa as well.

However AAP won 18 seats and was leading on another three in the 117-member Punjab assembly and failed to open its account in Goa. Its Punjab ally Lok Insaaf Party won two seats.

--IANS
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