BATHINDA/Sangrur/Patiala, May 30 -- The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) swept four of the five municipal corporations in the Malwa region, securing victories in Bathinda, Moga, Barnala and Mohali, while the BJP secured a majority in Abohar. In Bathinda MC, the AAP won 35 of the 50 wards to secure a clear majority. Amarjit Mehta, president of the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA), led the campaigning in support of his son and former mayor Paramjeet Mehta. Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kultar Sandhwan's mother-in-law, Harbans Kaur, won from Ward 5 in Bathinda. The Congress, which had a majority in the last municipal polls, managed to secure just four seats. The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) won three wards, and the BJP won only one seat. Six independent candidates also emerged victorious. In Barnala, AAP won 36 of the 50 wards. The BJP won seven seats, with five wards secured by the independents. The Congress managed two seats. Out of 50 wards in Moga, the AAP won 30 seats and the runner-up Congress got seven seats. The BJP and the SAD won three seats each, whereas the Independents emerged victorious in seven wards. In Mohali, the AAP won 26 of the 50 seats, followed by the Congress with 12 seats. The SAD four and the BJP three. The Independent candidates won four seats. The SAD had a strong showing in the semi-urban areas of Sangat, Kotfatta and Kotshamir, which are part of the Bathinda Lok Sabha constituency represented by Harsimrat Kaur Badal. In chief minister Bhagwant Mann's home district, Sangrur, AAP secured a commanding lead across four municipalities-Sunam, Dhuri, Bhawanigarh, and Longowal- winning 55 of the 74 wards. The Independent candidates won nine seats, while the Congress was ranked a distant third with seven seats. Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) won 2 seats (one each in Longowal and Bhawanigarh), while the BJP won one seat in Sunam. In the Dhuri municipal council, which falls within Mann's constituency, AAP won 19 out of the 21 seats, with the remaining two seats going to independent candidates. The party also secured a comfortable majority in the Sunam municipal council, winning 19 of the 23 wards. AAP Punjab president and cabinet minister Aman Arora said the results reflected public faith in the state government's policies and performance. In the Bhawanigarh municipal council, the AAP and Congress won seven seats each in the 15-member body, while the SAD secured one seat. In Longowal, the AAP emerged victorious in 10 of the 15 wards. Independent candidates won four seats, while the SAD managed one ward. In Barnala district's three municipalities, Tapa, Bhadaur and Dhanaula, comprising 91 wards, the AAP won 57 seats, followed by independents with 22. The BJP secured eight wins, and the SAD and Congress won two seats each. In the municipal elections of Fazilka town, the BJP emerged as the largest party, winning 11 of the 25 wards. The Congress won nine seats, whereas the AAP managed to win six wards. Of the four municipal councils, Rajpura, Samana, Nabha and Patran, in Patiala district, AAP could manage a clear majority only in two. Overall, AAP won 41 of the total 92 wards. The Congress secured 20 wards, followed by the BJP with 16 and the SAD with nine seats. The remaining seats went to the Independent candidates. AAP crossed the halfway mark in Samana and Patran. In Rajpura, the Congress and the BJP won nine seats each in the 31-member House. AAP won seven wards, while the remaining seats went to other candidates. In Nabha, AAP emerged as the single largest party, winning 11 of the 23 wards. The Congress won five wards, while the BJP secured three and the SAD two....