India, May 29 -- The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) emerged as the dominant force in the Mohali Municipal Corporation elections by securing 22 of the 35 declared seats in the 50-ward civic House Friday evening.

The Congress managed to win five seats, followed by the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and Independents with three seats each, while the BJP opened its account with two wards.

Among the prominent winners, AAP's Ward No. 6 candidate Sunny Singh Ahluwalia won by 269 votes, and Ward No. 42 candidate Sarabjeet Singh Samana registered victory with a margin of 458 votes. Both leaders are now being seen as frontrunners for the post of mayor in the newly elected MC House.

The AAP candidates who secured victories include Gurmit Kaur (Ward 3), Harbinde...