Congress wins Mohali municipal corporation ROZANA SPOKESMAN
Updated Feb 18, 2021, 1:16 pm IST
The ruling Congress in Punjab on Thursday won the Mohali municipal corporation with the ruling party registering victory in 35
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Chandigarh: The ruling Congress in Punjab on Thursday won the Mohali municipal corporation with the ruling party registering victory in 35 out of the 50 wards.
The counting for 47 wards has so far been completed. The Congress has won 35 wards while the Independents have bagged 12 wards, they said.
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The counting on remaining wards was underway, they said.
Punjab cabinet minister Balbir Singh Sidhu s brother Amarjeet Singh Sidhu won from ward number 10 of the Mohali MC.
The Congress won in Bathinda, Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala, Abohar, Batala and Pathankot, in the civic polls held against the backdrop of the farmers agitation. In Moga, it needed victories in six more wards to control the municipal corporation.
Congress I all set to get its first mayor in Bathinda as counting in 2,302 wards of eight municipal corporations and 109 municipal council-nagar panchayats in Punjab is underway. This is the first time in 53 years the party has won the polls in Bathinda
Congress sweeps Punjab municipal election; Akali Dal, AAP fail to impress
Congress sweeps Punjab municipal election; Akali Dal, AAP fail to impress
In a clean sweep of civic body poll, the Congress party has won six of seven municipal corporations in Punjab. Mohali s results will be declared on Thursday.
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UPDATED: February 17, 2021 16:19 IST
Punjab Finance Minister and Congress leader Manpreet Singh Badal meets the winning candidates of his party after the results of municipal corporation election were declared, Feb 17. (PTI Photo)
The Congress has emerged as the leading party in the Punjab municipal election, held on February 14, the results of which were declared on Wednesday. Of the seven municipal corporation election results announced, the Congress party has won six with a clear majority.