Cong wrests Ferozepur from BJP

Ferozepur, February 17

The Congress today trounced all rival parties to make a historic clean sweep in the municipal council elections in the three sub-divisions of this border district.

In Ferozepur, the Congress wrested the power from the BJP by winning all 33 seats. The BJP, which had won 19 seats in the previous MC poll in 2015, failed to make a mark this time. The SAD and AAP were also unable to register their presence in the poll. The BJP candidates had contested in 12 wards.

This is for the first time that the Congress has grabbed all 33 seats in this municipality which hitherto used to be a citadel of the saffron party.

Similarly, in Guruharsahai, the Congress emerged victorious in all 15 wards. Likewise, in Zira, the Congress grabbed all 17 seats unopposed amidst allegations of misuse of official machinery.

In Talwandi Bhai, the Congress won 10 seats while the SAD managed to win 2 seats. AAP also won maiden seat in the entire district from Talwandi Bhai. In Mudki, the Akalis were able to retain eight seats, which they had won in 2015. In Ferozepur city, Aaqib Akhtar, nephew of Cabinet Minister Razia Sultana, won with a margin of 697 votes.

Interestingly, in Ferozepur 558 voters, in Mamdot 222, in Mudki 47 and in Talwandi Bhai 79 voters, used NOTA. — OC