Punjab civic body polls: Runner-up Congress stumbles in own bastions

Punjab civic body polls: Runner-up Congress stumbles in own bastions

Congress secured just 397 of 1,550 contested seats (25%) in Punjab's civic body polls, suffering its worst defeat in Gidderbaha — the home turf of its own state president — where AAP swept 17 of 19 seats. With assembly elections due in 2027, the result signals deep booth-level mobilisation failures and factional fractures that the party must urgently address to remain a credible opposition to AAP.