Jalandhar, May 30 -- The Congress secured a decisive victory in the Kapurthala municipal corporation elections on Friday, winning 31 of the 50 wards, even as the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) dominated the civic polls across much of the Doaba region. In the 2021 elections, the Congress had secured 46 seats in the corporation. The AAP, led by its halqa in-charge, Karambir Singh Chandi, secured 11 wards. The BJP and SAD won three seats each. Two wards went to the independent candidates. Sitting Kapurthala MLA Rana Gurjeet Singh called it a mandate against the ruling party. "The people of Kapurthala have reposed faith in the Congress despite the entire government machinery working in favour of the AAP," he alleged. Of the 18 local bodies across Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala and Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar districts, the AAP secured a clear majority in 10, while the Congress emerged victorious in three civic bodies, including the Kapurthala MC. Independent candidates held sway in the remaining five municipalities. In the Sultanpur Lodhi municipal committee elections, where Rana Gurjeet's son and independent MLA Rana Inder Pratap Singh led the independent candidates' faction, which won seven of the 13 wards. The AAP won five seats, while the SAD won one. The Congress failed to open its account. In Jalandhar district, the AAP emerged as the leading party across seven civic bodies, winning 49 of the total 99 wards. The Congress won 21, while independent candidates bagged 22. The BJP secured three seats, while the SAD and BSP won two each. In Hoshiarpur district, the AAP registered impressive victories in Tanda, Hariana, Dasuya, Garhshankar and Gardhiwala. The BJP was leading in seven of the 15 wards in Mukerian. The Congress won six, while the AAP won only one seat....