During the scrutiny for Punjab Municipal and Council elections, 713 nomination papers were rejected out of 10,809. Opposition parties including Congress and SAD have alleged misuse of government machinery, claiming heavy rejections of their candidates' papers. Maximum rejections occurred in Mohali (114) and Bathinda (82). The State Election Commission confirmed elections will be held via ballot papers due to the unavailability of EVMs. With the withdrawal phase over, active campaigning has now commenced for a week. https://www.punjabitribuneonline.com/news/punjab/municipal-elections-election-campaigning-in-full-swing-after-papers-returned/ #Creator program