Amritsar, May 30 -- The ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) emerged as the single largest party in majority of the 12 civic bodies across the Majha region, but fractured verdicts in the key municipal corporations of Batala and Pathankot prevented it from securing a decisive urban sweep. In Batala municipal corporation, considered the bastion of AAP MLA and state working president Amansher Singh Sherry Kalsi, the ruling party won 24 out of 50 wards but fell short of the majority mark. Congress secured 13 seats while the BJP managed two. A similar verdict emerged in the Pathankot municipal corporation, where the BJP emerged as the single largest party with 22 seats in the 50-member House, but failed to secure a majority. Congress won 18 seats, while the ruling AAP finished third with 10 seats. In several municipal councils and nagar panchayats, however, the AAP registered dominant victories. The party swept minister Harbhajan Singh ETO's bastion Jandiala Guru municipal council by winning 13 of the 15 wards. Similar near clean sweeps were recorded in Ramdas municipal council and Rayya nagar panchayat. In Ajnala municipal council too, the ruling party emerged with a commanding lead. However, the results were mixed in parts of Tarn Taran district. In Patti municipal council, considered the home turf of AAP MLA and former transport minister Laljit Singh Bhullar, Congress emerged as the single largest party with nine seats in the 19-member House, while AAP won only six. Four Independent winners are learnt to be associated with former minister and Akali leader Adesh Partap Singh Kairon. In Bhikhiwind nagar panchayat, AAP won seven out of 13 wards in a close contest with the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and Congress. In Fatehgarh Churian municipal council, the Congress outperformed the ruling party in the bastion of senior Congress MLA Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa by winning six out of 13 seats, though it remained short of majority. AAP secured four seats while SAD won two....