Voting is going on in 5 municipal corporations of Punjab from 7 am. These corporations include Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Amritsar, Patiala and Phagwara. Voting will continue till 4 pm. Counting will take place as soon as the voting is over and the results will be declared. 27% voting has been done till 11 am.
Meanwhile, in Patiala, a BJP candidate tried to commit suicide by pouring petrol on himself. BJP candidate from Patiala's ward number 34 Sushil Nayyar has tried to pour petrol on himself. Nayyar has alleged that some people are getting fake votes cast.
Voting is also going on in 44 Nagar Councils. In the corporations, Congress had elected mayor in 4 and BJP in 1. However, now 2 mayors have left Congress and joined AAP and one has left Congress and joined BJP.
Additionally, unknown miscreants opened fire on youths riding a Thar in the middle of the elections in Ajnala, Amritsar. BJP leader Jaiinder Kaur in Patiala said that people from outside attacked our booth with bricks and swords. In which 2 people including a BFS jawan were injured. Elections are not being held in 7 wards of Patiala and 8 wards of Moga on the orders of the High Court.