Semi-final results of power in Punjab today, will AAP pass the litmus test or will it be played?

In Punjab, the results of 8 municipal corporations Bathinda, Abohar, Batala, Barnala, Kapurthala, Moga, Pathankot and Mohali will be declared on Friday. Apart from these, results of 75 city councils and 20 city panchayats will also come. There was a close contest between Aam Aadmi Party, BJP, Congress and Shiromani Akali in the civic elections. Voting for these elections took place on 26 May.

This time the elections were held through ballot paper instead of EVM. 7555 candidates are in the fray in these elections. Out of 35 lakh 45 thousand 567 voters, about 64% took part in this voting. This time a total of 7555 candidates stood as candidates in the civic elections. In this, 800 candidates were in the fray for 1613 Municipal Corporations, 5142 Municipal Councils and Nagar Panchayats.

115 counting centers were created for counting of votes.

Let us tell you that on May 26, in Punjab, votes were cast for a total of 104 bodies including 8 Municipal Corporations, 75 Municipal Councils and 21 Nagar Panchayats. 115 counting centers have been set up across the state for counting of votes. As per the instructions of the State Election Commission, counting will start at 8 am in all the centres. The Commission estimates that the results of most of the bodies will become clear by 12 noon.

Semi-finals of power for political parties

This civic election is the semi-final of power for political parties. In such a situation, this election is very important for the ruling Aam Aadmi Party. On the other hand, opposition parties also used their full strength this time. During the election campaign, there was a fierce war of words between the ruling party and the opposition. In this election, the contest was seen between Aam Aadmi Party’s desire for a double engine government and the siege of the opposition.

AAP leader seen in the role of strategist

For Aam Aadmi Party, this election is no less than a performance test because assembly elections are to be held after about 7 months. Through this election, the Aam Aadmi Party also wants to see how strong is the party’s hold among the urban voters after its four and a half year tenure. This is the reason why many big faces of the party were seen in the role of strategist.