BJP-Akali Dal make major gains in Chandigarh civic polls
December 19th, 2011 - 1:59 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 19 (IANS) The Congress was facing defeat in the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation elections as counting of votes took place Monday. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) combine made major gains as results started coming out.
Of the 26 wards of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation, the BJP-Akali Dal candidates had won or were leading in at least 16 seats till 11 a.m.
The Congress, which was in power in the outgoing corporation house, won only seven seats.
The results are seen as a major setback to union minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Chandigarh MP Pawan Kumar Bansal. Most of the losing candidates like former mayor Anu Chatrath, Harmohinder Singh Lucky, Davinder Singh Babla and others were considered close to Bansal.
In the remaining three wards, two Independents and one Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) candidate were leading.
All results for the wards, for which polling took place Dec 17, are expected later in the afternoon, an election official said here.
- No majority in Chandigarh civic poll (Lead) - Dec 19, 2011
- Congress finds no ward to field sitting Chandigarh mayor - Nov 28, 2011
- Voting begins for Chandigarh's municipal elections - Dec 17, 2011
- Akali Dal-BJP win 68 seats in Punjab - Mar 06, 2012
- Congress gets jitters before crucial Chandigarh mayor polls - Dec 30, 2010
- Voting progresses for Chandigarh's municipal elections (Lead) - Dec 17, 2011
- 45 percent turnout in Chandigarh municipal poll (Second Lead) - Dec 17, 2011
- Akali Dal-BJP sweep Punjab civic polls (Lead) - Jun 10, 2012
- Congress embarrassed after drubbing by Akalis (Punjab Newsletter) - Jun 15, 2012
- Punjab municipal polls June 7 - May 21, 2012
- Over 30 per cent polling in Punjab municipal poll - Jun 10, 2012
- Akali Dal ahead in Punjab - Mar 06, 2012
- High turnout in Chandigarh civic polls - Dec 18, 2011
- Akali Dal releases second list of candidates - Dec 27, 2011
- Punjab parties welcome Jan 30 assembly poll announcement - Dec 24, 2011
Tags: akali dal, babla, bahujan samaj party, bharatiya janata party, bjp, civic polls, congress, davinder singh, election official, elections, facing defeat, independents, major setback, mp, parliamentary affairs, pawan kumar, union minister, wards