Chandigarh, Dec. 19 -- The ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) registered an emphatic victory in the rural body elections in Punjab, winning 62% of the total 347 zones of zila parishads and 54% of the total 2,838 zones of panchayat samitis, with AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal terming the results as a stamp of approval for the Bhagwant Mann-led government.

According to the results of the elections declared on Thursday, the Congress secured the second spot, while the Shiromani Akali Dal came in third. The BJP was in fourth position in the rural polls.

In the panchayat samitis poll results, out of the total 2,838 zones, the ruling AAP won in 1,531 (54%) zones, while Congress remained a distant second, winning 612 zones (21.5%). Shiromani Akali Dal (...