AAP Strengthens Hold with Three New MLAs in Punjab
Punjab Assembly Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan swore in three AAP MLAs following bypoll victories in Gidderbaha, Dera Baba Nanak, and Chabbewal. The Congress secured Barnala. AAP now holds 94 seats in the assembly with Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann witnessing the oath-taking ceremony.
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Three new AAP MLAs have been sworn into the Punjab Assembly after securing victories in recent bypolls. The ceremony was overseen by Punjab Assembly Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan on Monday.
The Aam Aadmi Party showed strong performance by capturing the Gidderbaha, Dera Baba Nanak, and Chabbewal assembly segments, while the Congress managed to win the Barnala seat.
Prominent leaders like Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and AAP's Punjab unit chief Aman Arora were present during the oath-taking. AAP now occupies 94 out of the 117 seats in the Punjab Assembly, marking significant political presence.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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