In the Punjab civic body elections, the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) won 958 of the 1,977 wards across eight Municipal Corporations, 75 Municipal Councils and 19 Nagar Panchayats.

The Congress secured 397 wards, while the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) won 192 and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secured 172 wards. The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) managed to win just seven wards.

Interestingly, Independent candidates won 251 wards, emerging as the third-largest group in the urban local body elections.

A total of 7,554 candidates contested the elections, which were held on the 26th of this month.