Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has emerged as the largest party in Punjab civic elections. By 2 pm he had won 600 wards. Congress is in second place with victory in 208 wards. BJP candidates got success on only 52 seats. Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) won 136 seats. Bahujan Samaj Party hoisted the flag of victory in four wards. Independents captured 184 wards. After AAP and Congress, independents have emerged as the largest political faction. Whereas 80 candidates won unopposed.
Let us tell you that the counting of votes has started from 8 am on Friday. On May 26, voting was held through ballot paper in 102 municipal bodies. These include eight Municipal Corporations, 75 Municipal Councils and 19 Nagar Panchayats. 63.94 percent people had voted. A total of 7,554 candidates were in the fray.
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Elections in these municipal corporations
- mohali
- bathinda
- Abohar
- Barnala
- Kapurthala
- Moga
- Batala
- Pathankot
AAP wins in Raja Vading’s stronghold
Of the total 1977 seats in the local body, the Aam Aadmi Party won 600. This victory figure may increase further by the evening. AAP did wonders even in the stronghold of Punjab Congress State President Amarinder Singh Raja Warding. Won 13 out of 19 wards here. Similarly, in Sri Anandpur Sahib, AAP won 11 out of 13 wards.
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Big test before assembly elections
There are assembly elections in Punjab next year. Before that, these civic elections are being considered as semi-final contests. While BJP is engaged in Mission Punjab, the results of the civic elections are disappointing. The party is far behind its one-time ally SAD. There is a wave of happiness in Aam Aadmi Party due to these election results. After the crushing defeat in Delhi, Punjab was its only strong fort. Recently, when seven Rajya Sabha MPs, including Raghav Chadha, left AAP, analysts predicted that the party may have to suffer losses. But the results turned out to be the opposite.
Punjab AAP wrote on Twitter, ‘Aam Aadmi Party is moving towards a big victory in the urban body elections in Punjab. This victory is the message of the public…people are happy with the work of Bhagwant Mann government. Also, the message of the public is – the poor politics of ED Party is not acceptable to the people of Punjab.
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