Nehria Mayor, rebel his Deputy

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Dharamsala, April 13
The BJP today grabbed the posts of both Mayor and Deputy Mayor of the Dharamsala Municipal Corporation (MC). Interestingly, BJP councillor Onkar Nehria was unanimously elected as Mayor as the Congress did not contest the election against him. Onkar is the former Deputy Mayor of Dharamsala and won from McLeodganj.
Sarav Chand Galotia, a BJP rebel, who had won as an Independent from the Sidhpur ward, was elected as Deputy Mayor. Former Mayor Davinder Jaggi filed his nomination for the post of Deputy Mayor but got just six votes whereas Galotia got 11 votes.
The BJP had won eight out of 17 wards in the Dharamsala MC elections whereas the Congress had won five wards. Four Independents, two Congress rebels and two BJP rebels, had also won.

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