Shot in arm for Mann as AAP wins Jalandhar West assembly bypoll after poor showing in LS polls

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Chandigarh: The ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab got a shot in the arm Saturday, having clinched a remarkable victory in the Jalandhar West assembly bypoll...

Mohinder Bhagat of the AAP won the seat with a resounding margin of over 37,325 votes while BJPs Sheetal Angural came in second followed by Surinder Kaur of the Congress in third position...

For the AAP, retaining Jalandhar West came as a much-needed victory following its abysmal performance in the Lok Sabha elections..

AAPs poor performance in the Lok Sabha polls a little over two years after storming to power in the state by winning 92 seats in the 117-member House had led to concerns within the partys high command over Bhagwant Manns performance as chief minister...

The Jalandhar West bypoll was necessitated following Angurals resignation as the sitting AAP MLA after he joined the BJP ahead of the Lok Sabha elections..

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