BJP Wins Chandigarh Mayor Polls In First Poll Battle Versus INDIA Bloc
NDTV
The mayor polls were the first clash between the NDA and the INDIA bloc before the general elections and Nitish Kumar's sensational switch.
The Bharatiya Janta Party's (BJP) Manoj Sonkar won the Chandigarh mayoral elections today, defeating the Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) Kuldeep Kumar, reported news agency PTI.
The BJP was pitted against an alliance between the Congress and AAP, in the first contest between the newly formed Opposition coalition and the NDA, following Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's sensational switchover to the latter.
The AAP-Congress alliance strategically nominated candidates for various positions. Mr Kumar, representing the AAP, contested for the mayoral post, while the Congress fielded candidates for senior deputy mayor and deputy mayor.
