Amritsar, July 17 -- Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate Palwinder Kaur was elected president of the Qadian municipal council on Thursday amid clashes between ruling party workers and Congress supporters.

Along with Kaur, AAP's Gurdilbagh Singh "Nita" Mahal was elected vice-president during a highly volatile election process overseen by Batala sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) Sarangpreet Singh and tehsildar Arjan Singh. The election, which drew only eight of the 15 municipal councillors to the office, escalated into a scuffle right outside the venue.

High drama unfolded as Punjab leader of Opposition and Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa led his party's councillors toward the venue. Witnesses reported a verbal altercation quickly transformi...