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Watch: Punjab municipal polls: AAP emerges biggest winner amid rigging claims
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) emerged as the biggest winner in Punjab's civic body elections, securing 954 of 1,977 wards across municipal corporations, councils, and nagar panchayats. While Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann hailed the results as an endorsement of his government's performance, opposition parties including the Congress, BJP, and Shiromani Akali Dal alleged misuse of government machinery and electoral irregularities. Polling was held on May 26, with a voter turnout of 63.94%.
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