The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) emerged as the dominant political force in Punjab’s civic body elections on Friday, securing victories in more than 860 wards out of the total 1,977 and maintaining leads in numerous other constituencies as vote counting continued across the state. The strong showing has been interpreted as a significant endorsement of the party’s governance model under Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and national convenor Arvind Kejriwal.