AAP is leading in Dera Baba Nanak, Chabbewal and Gidderbaha while Congress is leading only on one seat in Barnala. The BJP is at third position in all four seats. Notably, Congress won in Dera Baba Nanak, Chabbewal and Gidderbaha in the 2022 Punjab elections and AAP won in Barnala.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) secured victories in three out of four assembly by-elections in Punjab, strengthening its hold in the state. The Congress managed to win one seat, while the BJP failed to secure any.

The AAP’s candidate Dr Ishank Kumar decisively defeated Congress’s Ranjit Kumar by a margin of 28,690 votes. Dr Ishank secured 51,904 votes, compared to Ranjit’s 23,214 votes, while BJP candidate Sohan Singh Thandal managed only 8,692 votes.

The bypolls were necessitated after the incumbent legislators were elected to the Lok Sabha earlier this year.

A prominent Hindu face of the AAP in Punjab, Arora’s appointment will not only help the party attract Hindu voters but also counter the BJP, which is making an aggressive push to expand its support base in the state after parting ways with the Shiromani Akali Dal.