Cong. wins Mohali municipal corporation polls

The party has won 37 of 50 wards while 13 wards were won by independents

February 18, 2021 09:56 pm | Updated 09:56 pm IST - CHANDIGARH

The ruling Congress in Punjab won the Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (Mohali) municipal corporation polls on Thursday.

The Congress won 37 of the 50 wards while 13 wards were won by independents. The results were declared a day after results of the other seven municipal corporations were announced as the State Election Commission had directed re-polling in two wards of Mohali.

Senior Congress leader and Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu said the voters clearly rejected the Aam Aadmi Party, the Shiromani Akali Dal and the BJP.

Meanwhile, nine independent councillors, who were elected to the Moga Municipal Corporation, one from Pathankot and two from the Sujanpur Municipal Council joined the Congress in the presence of State Congress president Sunil Jakhar.

Mr. Jakhar said the people of Punjab had voted for the pro-people policies of the Congress and its government and independent councillors had joined the party as they were impressed by the tremendous development in the State.

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