Gaurav Gupta, who switched from Shiromani Akali Dal to AAP last month, frontrunner for top post in 50-member House; 41 councillors led by Moga MLA Dr Amandeep Kaur Arora voted in favour of the no-confidence motion against Nitika Bhalla, who got the support of only six members
The party has won 37 of 50 wards while 13 wards were won by independents
The ruling Congress in Punjab won the Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (Mohali) municipal corporation polls on Thursday.
The Congress won 37 of the 50 wards while 13 wards were won by independents. The results were declared a day after results of the other seven municipal corporations were announced as the State Election Commission had directed re-polling in two wards of Mohali.
Senior Congress leader and Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu said the voters clearly rejected the Aam Aadmi Party, the Shiromani Akali Dal and the BJP.
Meanwhile, nine independent councillors, who were elected to the Moga Municipal Corporation, one from Pathankot and two from the Sujanpur Municipal Council joined the Congress in the presence of State Congress president Sunil Jakhar.
Stray incidents of violence in Punjab urban local bodies polls (Ld)
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Sun, Feb 14 2021 14:48 IST |
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Stray incidents of violence in Punjab urban local bodies polls (Ld) (Photo: Pawan Sharma/IANS). Image Source: IANS News
Chandigarh, Feb 14 : Stray incidents of violence marked the 117 Punjab urban local bodies, including eight high-stake municipal corporations, where polling will continue till 4 p.m. on Sunday, officials said.
Officials said the turnout was high at many places. Some municipal councils witnessed stray incidents of violence, they said.
The main contest is among the ruling Congress, the opposition Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD).