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Triangular fight turns three-cornered win for BJP as party sweeps Chandigarh mayoral polls
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The Indian Express
While the BJP’s Saurabh Joshi was elected the new Mayor, the saffron party’s councillors Jasmanpreet Singh and Suman Sharma were elected as Senior Deputy Mayor and Deputy Mayor, respectively.
While Joshi received 18 votes, AAP’s mayoral candidate Yogesh Dhingra secured 11 votes and Congress nominee Gurpreet Singh Gabi received seven votes.
Meanwhile, the Congress abstained from the senior deputy mayor and deputy mayor polls.
BJP councillor Jasmanpreet Singh was elected Senior Deputy Mayor of the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh after securing 18 votes in the election.
Congress candidate Nirmala Devi received no votes, as Congress councillors abstained during the elections for the posts of Senior Deputy Mayor and Deputy Mayor.