Clean sweep for ruling party in Patiala
Patiala, Dec. 18 -- The AAP won 13 out of 23 zila parishad zones in Patiala district while the Congress and the SAD managed to win one zone each as results of eight seats were awaited till filing of this report. AAP won 105 block samiti zones of 184 while the Congress bagged 39 and SAD 19. Seven zones were won by independent candidates and one by the BJP, said the district election office.
Acting Patiala SSP Sartaj Singh Chahal said elaborate security arrangements were put in place for the counting process. In Ghanaur, the SAD and the Congress held a protest outside the counting station after police officials allegedly allowed AAP MLA Gurlal Singh Ghanaur inside the counting centre. Congress leader Madan Lal Jalalpur said, "The AAP MLA entered the counting station to rig the process." The MLA termed the allegations baseless.
SAD leader Sarabjeet Singh Jhijher also alleged rigging in Ghanaur. In the Rajpura zone, Congress had an upper hand as it bagged eight Block Samiti seats, leaving AAP with six and the SAD with one seat. htc...
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