The by-elections to four assembly seats were seen as a midterm litmus test for the AAP government in the state following its poor showing in the April-May parliamentary polls, where it won only three of the 13 Lok Sabha seats.

Punjab's ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) secured victory in three out of four assembly constituencies during the recent by elections. AAP's wins in Chabb

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday won three Assembly by-polls - Gidderbaha, Dera Baba Nanak and Chabbewal – which were earlier held by the Congress, but lost Barnala seat to the grand old party.

AAP lost Barnala to first-timer and Congress candidate Kuldeep Singh Kala Dhillon by a margin of 2,157 votes. While the Congress candidate polled 28,254 votes, the AAP candidate Harinder Dhaliwal got 26,