AAP Clinches Jalandhar West in Bypoll Victory

AAP retained the Jalandhar West assembly seat as Mohinder Bhagat won against BJP's Sheetal Angural by 37,325 votes. Bhagat secured 55,246 votes, marking a significant victory for the ruling party in Punjab, which now has 91 MLAs in the 117-member assembly.

In a significant political development, the ruling AAP has successfully retained the Jalandhar West assembly seat. Mohinder Bhagat, the party's candidate, secured a decisive victory over BJP's Sheetal Angural by a margin of 37,325 votes in the recent bypoll.

According to official reports, Bhagat garnered 55,246 votes, while Angural received 17,921 votes. The Congress nominee, Surinder Kaur, finished third with 16,757 votes. Following the announcement, Bhagat's residence in Jalandhar became the site of ecstatic celebrations with supporters bursting firecrackers and dancing to the beats of 'dhol'.

This victory boosts AAP's strength to 91 MLAs in the 117-member Punjab assembly. Bhagat attributed the win to the public's approval of the Bhagwant Mann-led government's initiatives. Notably, the bypoll witnessed a voter turnout of 54.98 per cent, down from 67 per cent in the 2022 state elections.