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NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party main Arvind Kejriwal connected Friday hailed the party's triumph aft it won a bulk of the municipality section bodies successful Punjab.In a station connected X, Kejriwal took a crisp swipe astatine the Bharatiya Janata Party and said the radical had taken revenge against it.
He termed the BJP the "ED party" and accused it of harassing radical by conducting raids connected tiny traders successful Punjab."Heartfelt acknowledgment to the radical of Punjab for the spectacular triumph of the Aam Aadmi Party successful the municipality areas of Punjab. Congratulations to everyone. By casting this historical vote, the radical person applauded the enactment of the Bhagwant Mann government. We volition proceed to bash bully enactment successful the aforesaid mode successful the future," Kejriwal said.
"The ED enactment has been wiped out. The ED party, which harassed radical by conducting truthful galore raids connected tiny traders successful Punjab, has contiguous been avenged by the people," helium added.Meanwhile, Punjab main curate Bhagwant Mann besides expressed happiness implicit AAP winning a "sizable fig of wards" and starring successful galore others successful the civic assemblage elections, saying radical had defeated the "opposition's authorities of hatred" and supported the ruling party's developmental politics.
"People of Punjab person defeated authorities of hatred and supported developmental politics. They person rejected parties which indulge successful divisive politics," Mann said."Standing successful queues successful blistery weather, radical came retired to formed their vote," helium added.AAP achieved an awesome triumph successful 102 civic bodies by winning 862 of the 1,765 wards counted truthful far. A full of 1,977 wards went to the polls connected May 26.Congress emerged a distant 2nd by winning 348 seats. Independents came 3rd with 242 wards, much than the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), which won 169 wards.
Meanwhile, the BJP and the BSP won 138 and six wards, respectively.These elections are being seen arsenic a litmus trial for the ruling enactment up of the assembly polls scheduled for aboriginal 2027.Elections to 102 municipal bodies comprising 1,897 wards crossed 8 municipal corporations — Mohali, Bathinda, Abohar, Barnala, Kapurthala, Moga, Batala and Pathankot — on with 75 municipal councils and 19 nagar panchayats, were held utilizing ballot papers connected May 26, signaling a turnout of 63.94 per cent.A full of 7,554 candidates were successful the fray for the section assemblage elections. Out of the 1,977 wards, candidates successful 80 wards were elected unopposed.
