Punjab Municipal Election Result 2021: Congress wins six of seven municipal corporations; BJP loses ground in Pathankot

Congress needs victories in six more districts to control the municipal corporation. The Congress won 20 out of 50 municipal districts in Moga, the Shiromani Akali Dal 15, the Aam Aadmi Party 4, the Bharatiya Janata Party one and the Independents won 10 districts

The ruling Indian National Congress emerged as the largest party in Punjab civic body polls, winning six of seven municipal corporations, the results of which were announced Wednesday.

The result has been a boost to the ruling Congress, which has been backing the protest against the BJP-led Center’s three farm laws by farmers, most of them from Punjab and Haryana.

The elections were seen as a referendum against the agricultural laws of the Center and the results of the municipal corporations have favored Congress.

Congress won the municipal corporations of Bathinda, Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala, Abohar, Batala, and Pathankot in civic elections held in the context of farmers’ agitation.

According to a report by The Indian Express, “Congress won 49 out of 50 seats in Abohar, 43 in Bathinda, 41 in Hoshiarpur and 43 in Kapurthala. It also made massive inroads in BJP-dominated Pathankot with 37 out of 50 seats. It did well in Batala too, with 35 seats “.

The party is scheduled to elect a congressional mayor for the first time in 53 years, congressional leader Manpreet Singh Badal tweeted on Wednesday.

Congressional victory in Bathinda is also crucial, as SAD leader Harsimrat Kaur Badal is a deputy from the Bathinda Lok Sabha constituency. reported Hindustan Times. Bathinda’s MP had resigned from Narendra Modi’s cabinet last year in protest against the Center’s farm laws. Manpreet Singh Badal is MLA from Bathinda.

In Moga, where no political party has won a majority, the support of independent candidates could be crucial. According to PTICongress needs victories in six more districts to control the seventh municipal corporation.

The Congress won 20 of the 50 municipal districts of Moga, the Shiromani Akali Dal 15, the Aam Aadmi Party 4, the Bharatiya Janata Party one and the Independents won 10 districts. The scrutiny for the SAS Nagar municipal corporation will take place on Thursday as the cabbage was carried out in two booths today.

Results from 109 city councils and Nagar Panchayats are also coming in. However, according to a report in NDTVCongress was also leading in them.

A report in News18 He said Congress won the Faridkot city council, with 16 of the 25 districts, while SAD won seven districts and AAP won just one.

An independent candidate also won a ward. Hindustan Times reported that Congress swept the civic body elections in the Majha region, which includes the districts of Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Pathankot and Taran, winning 13 of the 16 municipalities. SAD won three civic bodies in the region, namely the Majitha Nagar Council, the Qadian Nagar Council, and Ajnala Nagar Panchayat.

According to the latest trends available at 6.30pm, Congress was leading or had won in 65 municipal councils / nagar panchayats, while SAD had won or was leading in five municipal councils / nagar panchayats, while others were leading or had won in 10 municipal councils / nagar panchayats.

Congress is also seeking a victory in the Assembly elections, which are only one year away. The head of the Punjab Congress, Sunil Jakhar, said that people have rejected the negative policies of parties such as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). “We discussed the development agenda. This victory will encourage our workers to work hard,” Jakhar told reporters.

According to The Indian Express Report “in addition to Congress, Independientes also did very well in civic body polls, however, AAP, which had launched a robust campaign, performed below expectations.”

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh hailed the ‘Congressional victories in municipal corporations as a’ spectacular victory ‘, describing it not only as a validation of his government’s development-oriented policies and programs, but also as a rejection total of the ‘actions against the people’ of the main opposition parties, namely SAD, AAP and BJP, The times of India reported.

Punjab’s election campaign was marred by street clashes between party workers with opposition leaders who claimed in some places that their candidates were unable to present nomination papers.

The State Elections Commission had ordered two positions of the SAS Nagar municipal corporation to be repeated. Therefore, the scrutiny of the entire civic body will take place on Thursday.

In total, 9,222 candidates disputed the ballot boxes of the eight municipal corporations and 109 municipal councils.

Congress ran 2,037 candidates, the SAD 1,569, the BJP 1,003, the AAP 1,606, and the BSP 160. Up to 2,832 were independents. The BJP and the Akali Dal, who left the National Democratic Alliance last year over controversial farm laws, fought separately.

More than 70 percent of the votes were registered in the elections to the civic body on February 14.

With PTI inputs

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