BJP’s Sarabjit Kaur turns into Chandigarh mayor, defeats AAP rival by means of simply 1 vote

Through PTI

CHANDIGARH: BJP municipal councillor Sarabjit Kaur Saturday turned into the brand new Chandigarh Municipal Company mayor, defeating Aam Aadmi Birthday party’s Anju Katyal by means of only one vote in an immediate contest.

Out of the overall 36 votes, 28 have been polled whilst seven Congress councillors and the lone Shiromani Akali Dal councillor abstained. Kaur bagged 14 votes whilst Katyal were given 13, and one was once declared invalid, officers stated.

After the end result was once declared, AAP councillors created a ruckus within the Space. Police have been referred to as in to take away them.

The result of the Chandigarh Municipal Company polls which have been declared on December 27, threw up a hung Space, with the AAP successful 14 of the 35 wards and the BJP 12. The Congress had bagged 8 seats whilst the Shiromani Akali Dal were given one.

On the other hand, municipal councillor from the Congress Harpreet Kaur Babla had joined the BJP, days after the polls effects have been declared.

But even so 35 councillors, the Chandigarh MP, who’s an ex-officio member within the municipal company, additionally has a balloting proper.