AAP wins Patiala in Punjab civic polls, emerges largest party in Ludhiana, Jalandhar
India TodayPunjab's ruling party AAP won the municipal elections in Patiala but fell short of a majority in the Ludhiana and Jalandhar municipal corporations even though it emerged as the largest party in the two civic bodies. In Jalandhar, the AAP emerged as the largest party and won 38 wards out of total 85 wards while the Congress, the BJP, the BSP and Independents won 25, 19, one and two wards respectively. In Phagwara, though no political party was able to cross the half-way mark in the 50-ward corporation, the Congress emerged the largest party by securing victory in 22 wards. On Saturday, AAP's Punjab president Aman Arora said that his party created history in the local body elections, securing over 50 per cent of the 977 wards of the municipal corporations and municipal councils and nagar panchayats.