aap won 3 seats in punjab by election kejriwal said this is a semi final

In the by-elections held on four assembly seats in Punjab, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has won Gidderbaha, Dera Baba Nanak and Chabbewal while Congress has won Barnala seat. After the results of Punjab by-elections, former Delhi Chief Minister and AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal said that the results of Punjab by-elections are like semi-finals before the Delhi Assembly elections to be held in February; You will again get a historic mandate. Arvind Kejriwal said that in the Punjab by-elections, AAP won three out of four seats, BJP lost the deposit on three.

Earlier this year, it became necessary to hold by-elections after the outgoing MLAs were elected to the Lok Sabha. The ruling Aam Aadmi Party managed to breach the Congress stronghold in Gidderbaha and Dera Baba Nanak assembly constituencies, though it lost its stronghold in Barnala assembly constituency to the main opposition party. BJP did not get a single seat in the by-elections as its candidates finished third on all four seats. Shiromani Akali Dal did not participate in the by-election. With this victory, AAP will have 94 seats and Congress will have 16 seats in the 117-member assembly. As the results came in, AAP leaders and workers burst crackers, distributed sweets and danced to the beat of drums, while the successful candidates took out victory processions in their respective constituencies.

Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann congratulated the people of Punjab for their landslide victory in the by-elections. He said in a post on X that under the leadership of Arvind Kejriwal, Aam Aadmi Party is touching new heights day by day in the entire country. We are working day and night with honesty and without any discrimination for the progress and prosperity of Punjab. We will fulfill every promise made to Punjabis during the by-elections on priority basis. Best wishes to all.