Key Points
High drama unfolded on Tuesday at the Assembly Hall of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation (MC) after the presiding officer declared eight votes of Congress and AAP councillors invalid, paving the way for the BJP candidate Manoj Sonkar's victory in the mayoral elections.s...
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Congress, who were contesting the polls as part of the INDIA bloc, have accused the presiding officer, Anil Masih, of manipulating ballots during the counting process..
Agent of the Congress-AAP candidate was not allowed to see the ballot papers, the presiding officer announced rejection of eight votes, declared BJP candidate winner and went away..
Kuldeep Kumar had challenged the Chandigarh deputy commissioner's order to defer the elections in the high court..
The mayoral polls assume significance with opposition INDIA bloc members, the Congress and the AAP, joining hands to contest the elections against the BJP, which has held the mayors post for the past eight years..
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