Minor scuffles erupt outside polling booths in Ludhiana amid Voting

Minor scuffles broke out outside polling booths here as voting neared its end. Workers of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) clashed outside the Iqbalganj polling station, with AAP MLA Ashok Parashar Pappi and BJP candidate Poonam Ratra present at the scene. No injuries were reported; however, the incident caused panic among those gathered. The police intervened to calm tensions between the two parties' supporters.

BJP candidate Poonam Ratra said the police blocked her from entering the polling booth, despite the law allowing candidates to observe the voting process. AAP MLA Pappi dismissed these allegations as false.

In a separate incident, workers of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and Congress clashed outside a polling booth in Mullanpur Dakha. However, no major violence was reported across the district.