India, May 29 -- The Aam Aadmi Party registered a decisive win in the civic bolls in Punjab on Friday, winning more than 48 per cent of the municipal wards and over 900 seats. AAP was followed by the Congress, which remained far behind at the second position with over 300 wards in its bag.

The Bharatiya Janata Party, meanwhile, finished a distant fifth in the elections, behind the Independents and Shiromani Akali Dal. Following the resounding victory, AAP workers celebrated at party officers across the state, with workers dancing the beat of the 'dhol' and distributing sweets.

AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal thanked the people of the state for the votes in support of the party, while also taking a veiled jibe at the BJP, which he ...