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AAP Wins 3 Seats, Congress 1 In Punjab Bypolls

BY Connect Newsroom, Nov 25, 2024 2:14 PM - REPORT AN ERROR

The BJP failed to win any seat as its candidates remained at a distant third spot in the four seats.

In a boost to Punjab's ruling AAP, the party won the Gidderbaha, Dera Baba Nanak, and Chabbewal Assembly segments while the Congress won the Barnala seat in the bypolls, the results of which were declared on Saturday.

The BJP failed to win any seat as its candidates remained at a distant third spot in the four seats. Three of its candidates in Dera Baba Nanak, Gidderbaha and Chabbewal lost their security deposits. However, its candidate in Barnala put up a good fight.

The Shiromani Akali Dal had stayed away from the bypolls.

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