Congress sweeps Punjab civic polls; CM Amarinder thanks voters for reposing faith in party

After Congress swept Punjab civic polls with a commendable victory, Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday hailed party's win. He said that this is t just a validation of his government's development-oriented policies and programmes but also a total rejection of 'anti-farmer legislation' carried out by major political parties - Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and BJP. 

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Congratulating Punjab Congress president Sunil Jakhar, MLAs and or party workers for ir victory, Chief Minister said that people of state had 'clearly and unequivocally deunced devious, undemocratic, unconstitutional and regressive ndas of 3 parties.' 

Punjab CM hails Congress' victory

According to a release by Chief Minister's Office Singh said, " first major polls to be held in Punjab since enactment of draconian Farm Laws had also underscored people's angst with BJP, which was responsible for anti-farmer legislation with active support of its former ally, SAD, and collusion of ruling AAP in Delhi."

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Speaking furr, Amarinder Singh said that drumming that SAD, AAP and BJP have received in se civic polls is just tip of iceberg and all 3 parties are set to be wipes out of Punjab's political arena and subsequently from nation's political landscape, in months ahead, he added. 

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Punjab municipal elections

In final count, Congress had won 1199 of 1815 wards (municipal councils) and 281 of 350 municipal corporation seats, with SAD trailing at 289 and 33, BJP at 38 and 20, and AAP at 57 and nine, while remaining went largely to independents and BSP (K) and CPI winning in 13 and 12 wards respectively. swing in favour of Congress in comparison with 2015 municipal corporation elections in Bathinda, Hoshiarpur, Moga and Pathankot districts is manifest in fact that from 11 seats back n, party's tally has improved to a whopping 149 w. Similarly, in wards, from 356 in 2015, Congress score w has gone up to 1,480. 

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(With ANI inputs)