The Amritsar Municipal Corporation faced significant challenges in 2025, including political instability and slow development. A prolonged mayoral election process, following the December 2024 elections where Congress emerged as the largest party but lacked a majority, led to delays in governance. The civic body also struggled with sanitation, garbage disposal, and sewerage issues, exacerbated by the mid-year exit of the solid waste management firm Averda. Despite new measures like hiring a new firm and initiating waste remediation, tangible improvements were limited.