CHANDIGARH: Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring on Monday alleged the ruling AAP in Punjab “abused power and manipulated the poll process” to win the recent zila parishad and panchayat samiti election, and claimed that even then it failed to put up an impressive show.He said while the AAP claims to have won 220 of the 347 Zila Parishad seats, it actually won 136 through the “electoral process”, and even that also was “manipulated with abuse of power”.Of the other 84 seats that AAP claims to have won, there was a boycott on 18 seats, 11 were won unopposed, papers were torn in five seats, and in 32 others the papers were arbitrarily rejected, the Congress leader claimed. Sikh Nagar Kirtan In New Zealand Disrupted By Protesters; Mann, Badal Urge Centre To Intervene He further said that while the AAP won 136 seats, Congress won 62, the SAD 46, the BJP seven and others won 11.Similarly, in panchayat samitis, Warring said against the claim of winning 1,531 seats; it actually won 838 only through the “electoral process”. In the rest of the seats, AAP won by “abuse and intimidation”, he alleged.The Ludhiana MP claimed that there was a boycott in 149 panchayat samiti seats, 212 were won unopposed as the candidates were not allowed to file nomination papers, papers were rejected in 328 seats and at 74 places, results were “forcibly” declared in the ruling party’s favour.Actually, there is not much difference between the AAP and the Congress party’s performance, while the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and the BJP were far behind, Warring claimed.He ridiculed the SAD’s claims that it had revived and came second, ahead of the Congress. There cannot be a greater lie than that, the Congress leader claimed.Referring to SAD leader Sukhbir Badal’s claims of “better strike rate than Congress”, he said that when one party contested just 10 seats and won three, should that mean that it is ahead of everyone else? The AAP registered an emphatic victory in the zila parishad panchayat samiti polls in Punjab. The Congress secured the second spot, while the Shiromani Akali Dal got the third, and the BJP was in the fourth position in the rural polls. PTIEnd of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideos’India Faces Two War Realities: Counter Terror Strikes And Long Conflicts’, Says CDS Anil ChauhanRahul Gandhi Attacks Modi Govt In Germany, Says ‘West, India Handed Over Production To China’Russia Calls For Reduced Bangladesh-India Tensions, Recalls 1971 WarNew Video Reveals Final Moments of Hindu Man Dipu Before Lynching in BangladeshIndians Trapped By H-1B Renewal Chaos As US VP JD Vance Defends Visa Curbs As Christian PoliticsEx-TMC MLA Humayun Kabir Launches New Party, Targets Mamata Banerjee Ahead of PollsMuhammad Yunus Interim Rule Sparks Alarm, Indian Diplomats Back Hasina On Anti India Narrative ShiftYogi Adityanath Says Vande Mataram Became Victim of Congress Appeasement PoliticsNew Zealand India FTA Sparks Coalition Rift As PM Christopher Luxon Backs Deal, NZ First Rejects ItGujarat Student Says He Was Forced To Fight For Russia As Indians Remain Trapped Ukraine War Crisis123PhotostoriesNutrition fact of the day: 7 science-backed nutritional facts about bone brothHollywood celebrity breakups and divorces in 2025: From Nicole Kidman-Keith Urban to Katy Perry-Orlando Bloom5 parenting lessons 2025 taught us8 traditional ragi dishes that have stood the test of time and why they are a winter must haveWhat is the “golden pyramid of fat loss” and why do people mostly start at the wrong levelBaby boy names that means positivityHow to grow healthy papaya tree from seeds in pots in your balconyShin Min-Ah weds Kim Woo-Bin: Shin Min-Ah stuns in the most stunning bridal gown ever! See stylish wedding picsDoes Niagara Falls freeze over in winter? Here’s the truth5 reasons why okra water has become a go-to drink for people who want to manage their sugar levels123Hot PicksUAE WeatherEpstein files releasedGold price predictionGold rate todaySilver rate todayPublic Holidays DecemberBank Holidays DecemberTop TrendingMax Payne Remake Release DateResident Evil Code Veronica Release DateJade Cargill and Bradon Net WorthLeBron JamesVictor WembanyamaLos Angeles DodgersPaul Heyman and Marla Heyman Net WorthRavens vs PatriotsJason KelceCharles Barkley
CHANDIGARH: Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring on Monday alleged the ruling AAP in Punjab “abused power and manipulated the poll process” to win the recent zila parishad and panchayat samiti election, and claimed that even then it failed to put up an impressive show.He said while the AAP claims to have won 220 of the 347 Zila Parishad seats, it actually won 136 through the “electoral process”, and even that also was “manipulated with abuse of power”.Of the other 84 seats that AAP claims to have won, there was a boycott on 18 seats, 11 were won unopposed, papers were torn in five seats, and in 32 others the papers were arbitrarily rejected, the Congress leader claimed.
He further said that while the AAP won 136 seats, Congress won 62, the SAD 46, the BJP seven and others won 11.Similarly, in panchayat samitis, Warring said against the claim of winning 1,531 seats; it actually won 838 only through the “electoral process”. In the rest of the seats, AAP won by “abuse and intimidation”, he alleged.The Ludhiana MP claimed that there was a boycott in 149 panchayat samiti seats, 212 were won unopposed as the candidates were not allowed to file nomination papers, papers were rejected in 328 seats and at 74 places, results were “forcibly” declared in the ruling party’s favour.Actually, there is not much difference between the AAP and the Congress party’s performance, while the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and the BJP were far behind, Warring claimed.He ridiculed the SAD’s claims that it had revived and came second, ahead of the Congress. There cannot be a greater lie than that, the Congress leader claimed.Referring to SAD leader Sukhbir Badal’s claims of “better strike rate than Congress”, he said that when one party contested just 10 seats and won three, should that mean that it is ahead of everyone else? The AAP registered an emphatic victory in the zila parishad panchayat samiti polls in Punjab. The Congress secured the second spot, while the Shiromani Akali Dal got the third, and the BJP was in the fourth position in the rural polls. PTI
