Chandigarh, Nov. 15 -- The AAP extended its winning run in Punjab on Friday, retaining the Tarn Taran assembly seat by an impressive margin of 12,091 votes in the fiercely contested byelection.

The ruling party's strong showing in the five-cornered contest in Tarn Taran, considered a Panthic seat, is a shot in the arm for its leadership, in particular chief minister Bhagwant Mann. While this win will not significantly impact the seat tally in 117-member Punjab assembly, where the AAP already enjoys an overwhelming majority with 93 legislators, it serves as a morale booster for the party's rank and file, with about a year remaining for the state assembly elections.

AAP state chief Aman Arora described the victory as people's stamp of app...