Chandigarh, March 10 : Shiromanii Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Singh Badal on Thursday said that the party humbly accepted the mandate of the people and also congratulated Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for its landslide victory in the state. Taking to twitter, Badal said: “As president of @Akali_Dal_, I congratulate @AamAadmiParty, @AAPPunjab & their leader @BhagwantMann on their victory in Punjab poll. I offer them my sincerest good wishes for success and I am sure they will live up to the people’s expectations”. Sukhbir singh Badal lost from Jalalabad seat to AAP’s candidate Jagdeep Kamboj.” “We whole-heartedly & with total humility accept the mandate given by Punjabis. I am grateful to lakhs of Punjabis who placed their trust in us & to to SAD-BSP workers for their selfless toil. We will continue to serve them with humility in the role they have assigned to us,” he wrote in another tweet. As per the latest trends, AAP is leading in 92 seats and all set to form the government in Punjab. Meanwhile, Congress ahead on 18, and BJP on 2 seats. All 117 seats in Punjab went to polls in a single phase on February 20. JA GK