Ludhiana, May 30 -- The municipal council election results in Ludhiana district delivered a mixed verdict for the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which retained control of three

councils but suffered significant setbacks in Raikot and Payal, where the Congress wrested control. While Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) struggled to retain its rural base, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secured six seats across six councils. The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), despite contesting all wards in the district, failed to open its account.

Out of the six municipal councils in Ludhiana district, AAP secured clear majorities in Khanna, Samrala and Doraha, while Congress emerged victorious in Raikot and Payal.

In Jagraon, neither AAP nor Congress could secure a m...