Congress emerged victorious in the municipal corporation elections in Punjab.
It won six municipal corporations and emerged as the largest party in the seventh, sweeping the urban body polls on Wednesday.
In the backdrop of the farmers’ movement, Congress won in Bathinda, Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala, Abohar, Batala & Pathankot.
In the Gurdaspur constituency which is represented by BJP MP Sunny Deol, the saffron party faced defeat in all the 29 seats.
In Moga, Congress needed victories in six more wards to control the municipal corporation.
