Mohali, May 30 -- In the Nayagaon municipal council election results declared on Friday, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) registered a landmark victory, winning 16 out of 21 seats, marking its highest tally in previous years.

Contrary to previous years' trends, where the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) maintained a stronghold in the Nayagaon civic body elections, the party could not secure a single seat despite fielding contenders in 17 wards. Meanwhile, the Indian National Congress (INC) and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) were reduced to one seat each in Ward No. 15 and Ward No. 4, while three seats were secured by Independent candidates.

In the previous Nayagaon civic polls, the SAD won 10 seats, the INC six, and the BJP three, while two went to...