Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) councillor, Saurabh Joshi, was elected the new Chandigarh mayor on Thursday morning, securing his victory against the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate by 7 votes.
The close contest between the BJP, AAP and Congress saw Joshi secure 18 votes, AAP candidate Yogesh Dhingra 11 votes, while the Congress’ Gurpreet Singh Gabi secured seven votes.
Ramneek Singh Bedi, a nominated councillor, was appointed as the presiding officer for the election.
The polls were conducted by a show of hands instead of the previous practice of a secret ballot. After raising their hands, councillors also gave their verbal confirmation.
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In the 35-member house of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation, the BJP has 18 councillors, the AAP has 11, and the Congress has six.
The Chandigarh MP also has a voting right as an ex officio member of the 35-member municipal corporation.
Sitting MP Manish Tewari of the Congress raised his hand in support of his party’s nominee, Gurpreet Singh Gabi.
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