Chandigarh:Counting of votes for the civic body elections in Punjab began at 8 am on Friday amid tight security arrangements. Elections to 102 municipal bodies across eight municipal corporations—Mohali, Bathinda, Abohar, Barnala, Kapurthala, Moga, Batala, and Pathankot—were held on May 26 using ballot papers. The polling for 75 municipal councils and 19 nagar panchayats was also held on the same day. As per the latest trends, AAP is leading in over 170 wards, while the Congress is ahead in 58 wards.
A voter turnout of 63.94 per cent was recorded. A total of 7,554 candidates are in the fray for the local body elections, seen as crucial for all the major political parties in Punjab—AAP, BJP, Congress, and SAD—in the run-up to next year's Assembly polls.
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Notably, these elections are considered a litmus test for the ruling AAP in Punjab ahead of the assembly elections, which are scheduled next year.
Earlier, the opposition parties had accused the AAP government of misusing official machinery during the elections. Over 22.38 lakh voters exercised their franchise across 102 municipalities in the state, with polling conducted in 1,897 wards through 3,833 booths.
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