'Mood of Punjab': AAP Registers Massive Win in Chandigarh Civic Body Polls Debut

While the AAP won 14 out of the 35 seats, the BJP's tally fell to 12 from the previous total of 20.

In its maiden attempt, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday, 27 December, registered a massive victory in the Chandigarh municipal corporation elections by winning 14 out of the 35 seats, pushing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to the second spot.

While the BJP bagged 12 seats, the Congress managed to double its previous tally to eight. The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) won one seat.

While AAP candidates defeated former mayors of the BJP Ravi Kant Sharma and Davesh Moudgil, the AAP's election campaign committee head, Chander Mukhi Sharma, lost the polls.