It's advantage AAP in Jalandhar, Cong leads in Phagwara

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) emerged as the single-largest party in Jalandhar, and the Congress proved its mettle in Phagwara as the municipal corporation (MC) elections were completed peacefully, officials said.

- Navrajdeep Singh

JALANDHAR:

The formal announcement of Jalandhar results was yet to be made at the time of the filing of this report late on Saturday.

According to the available information, the AAP, contesting its maiden local body polls, won 39 of the 85 wards.

The Congress won in 23 wards and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was on top in 20 wards. Independent candidates and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) won two and one seats, respectively.

In previous elections, a Congress mayor had taken charge after the party won in 66 wards.

In Phagwara, the Congress stood at the top, stamping victories in 22 out of the 50 wards. The ruling AAP managed to win 12 seats.

The BJP won four seats, and the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and the BSP won three wards each.