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AAP dominates across Punjab, wins 220 wards (Img: Internet)
New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party delivered a commanding performance in the Punjab Civic Body Elections 2026, emerging as the dominant force across the state by winning 220 wards. The Indian National Congress remained a distant second with 90 victories, while the Shiromani Akali Dal secured 75 wards and the Bharatiya Janata Party managed to win 20 seats.
The elections, viewed as a major political test ahead of the upcoming Punjab Assembly polls, witnessed large-scale participation across urban local bodies in the state.
According to election officials, around 22.38 lakh voters cast their ballots at 3,833 polling booths spread across Punjab. The voting was held for eight municipal corporations, 75 municipal councils, and 20 nagar panchayats.
AAP tightened its grip on Punjab politics with a massive win in the 2026 civic body elections, securing 220 wards across the state. Congress finished a distant second as opposition parties alleged poll irregularities. #PunjabElections #AAP #PunjabPolitics @AamAadmiParty pic.twitter.com/CUDxMRehMm
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Authorities deployed nearly 32,000 police personnel and 35,000 election staff to maintain law and order during polling and counting operations. Nearly 1,000 polling booths were categorized as sensitive or hypersensitive due to heightened political tensions.
AAP maintained a strong lead throughout the counting process and recorded major victories in several prominent regions. In Gidderbaha, the assembly constituency of Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring, the ruling party won 17 out of 19 wards.
The party also performed strongly in Mohali Municipal Corporation by winning multiple wards, while Sarabjeet Samana, son of AAP MLA Kulwant Singh, emerged victorious and is expected to become Mohali mayor.
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In Ludhiana district, AAP secured 34 seats, leaving Congress with 19 wins. SAD won seven seats, while BJP managed only one victory. AAP also swept all four wards in Banur and performed strongly in Barnala Municipal Corporation, where it won 21 out of the first 25 declared wards.
Despite the strong showing by the ruling party, opposition leaders accused the government of electoral irregularities. Leaders from Congress, SAD, and BJP alleged voter intimidation, misuse of police machinery, and violations during the counting process.
Akali leader Bikram Singh Majithia publicly accused the state government of using unfair practices as counting continued across various districts.
