
News Topical,Digital Desk : Jagmeet Singh, the head of the New Democratic Party (NDP) in Canada, has suffered a crushing defeat in the general elections. After this, he resigned from his post. Jagmeet Singh was hoping for his third victory, but lost from the Burnaby Central seat in British Columbia. He was pitted against liberal candidate Wade Chang. While Singh got about 27 percent of the votes, Chang got more than 40 percent of the votes.
NDP lost national status
Jagmeet Singh's party has seen a major decline and is going to lose its national status, for which parties have to win at least 12 seats. NDP did not succeed in this. NDP has won only 7 seats. In the trends, the Liberal Party is leading on 165 seats while Khalistani leader Jagmeet Singh has lost the election.
Justin Trudeau also lost
Along with Jagmeet Singh, former PM Justin Trudeau has also suffered a crushing defeat. Along with this, the Liberal Party has got a chance to come to power. In the last election, the NDP had won 24 seats. Justin Trudeau ran his government for a long time with its support. Trudeau kept taking support from Jagmeet to run his government.
Now the news is coming that Mark Carney has been elected Prime Minister in the general elections held in Canada. The Liberal Party has succeeded in forming the government for the fourth time in a row in Canada. Earlier in January, Justin Trudeau resigned from his Liberal Party and Mark Carney became the PM. Now Jagmeet Singh, the head of the New Democratic Party (NDP), who is considered a Khalistani supporter, has resigned from his post.
Who is Jagmeet Singh?
Jagmeet Singh, who belongs to the Sikh community, is a Canadian citizen of Indian origin. He was born in Thikriwal village of Barnala district of Punjab. His family shifted to Canada in the 1970s. Jagmeet Singh has been spewing venom against India. Be it the 1984 anti-Sikh riots or the Citizenship Act. He also boosted the morale of Khalistanis in Canada. Before joining politics, Jagmeet used to practice law.
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