New entrant Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) put up a spectacular show in Chandigarh Municipal Corporation polls and won 14 of 35 wards while pushing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to second place.

As per State Election Commission, Congress registered victory in 8 wards while the Shiromani Akali Dal bagged only 1 ward. Sitting mayor of the BJP Ravi K Sharma was defeated by an AAP candidate. Polling was held on December 24 while the votes were counted today. National Convenor and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that his party's victory in Chandigarh civic polls is a sign of the change in Punjab where the Assembly elections are due early next year.