Chandigarh: Anil Masih, the presiding officer for the Chandigarh mayoral elections, claimed on Tuesday that the councillors of the Aam Aadmi Party-Congress alliance tore up the ballot papers after he declared the results. The Bharatiya Janata Party's mayoral candidate won the election despite the alliance having more support in the council, after the presiding officer declared eight votes "invalid". BJP …
The eagerly watched BJP’s Manoj Sonkar defeated INDIA bloc’s Kuldeep Dhalor by four votes to win the contentious Chandigarh mayor elections amid high drama at the municipal corporation on Tuesday afternoon. Chandigarh BJP MP Kirron Kher along with party councillors congratulating newly elected mayor Manoj Sonkar at the municipal corporation on Tuesday afternoon. The polls, being held following the directions …
New Delhi: AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday attributed BJP candidate Manoj Sonkar's win in the Chandigarh mayoral elections to "cheating in broad daylight". In his first reaction to the development, he said if the BJP could "stoop so low" in mayoral elections, it can go to any extent to win the Lok Sabha elections. Chandigarh BJP MP Kirron Kher …
Bharatiya Janata Party councillor Manoj Sonkar was elected as the new mayor of Chandigarh on Tuesday, causing a major setback for the Opposition INDIA bloc. Manoj Sonkar The polls, originally scheduled for January 18, were earlier deferred moments before councillors were about to cast their votes owing to the poor health of presiding officer Anil Masih. Notably, the senior deputy …
