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With such a strong mandate in his favour, now Modi needs to live up to the expectations of the people and usher in all round development and good governance. Modi showed his humble side after his victory.

It is notable that Harinder Singh Khalsa was deployed at Norway as a diplomat of India when Indian army had attacked Darbar Sahib. He had resigned from the service in protest against the attack. He headed Punjab Human Rights Organization (PHRO) highlighting excesses committed by state machinery.

As senior AAP leader Rajeev Godara said, "Other than the antiincumbency and correct choice of candidates, it is the rebel in Punjabis which helped AAP do so well here." Fatehgarh Sahib was one of the surprises, where AAP's Harinder Singh Khalsa, former Ambassador to Norway, defeated Congress veteran Sadhu Singh by over 54,000 votes.

Much to its surprise, Aam Aadmi Party emerged a force to reckon with in no time as its electoral symbol broom gained in popularity, much to the chagrin of the Congress party and Akalis while upsetting all calculations.

Besides being the most expensive election ever fought in India, the campaign saw unprecedented media coverage and social media campaigns coming of age. It also saw a lop-sided personality centered focus. But the most striking thing was the way the campaign changed over the past months.

A hilarious eight-minute rant by British comedian John Oliver last weekend gave more insight and airtime to the Indian elections than most U.S. television news channels.

A record 73% of total 19.5 million electors on Wednesday voted to elect 13 Lok Sabha MPs from Punjab where the polling was largely peaceful, barring few incidents of violence.