The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Congress have reportedly reached an understanding to contest the mayoral polls in Chandigarh in alliance. According to sources, under this arrangement, the AAP will vie for the mayor's seat, while the Congress will field candidates for the positions of senior deputy mayor and deputy mayor.
This development follows discussions between the AAP and Congress, both part of the INDIA bloc, regarding seat sharing for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. By forming an alliance for the Chandigarh mayoral polls on January 18, it is anticipated that the AAP and Congress will have an advantage over the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the two-way contest.
In the 35-member Chandigarh Municipal Corporation, the BJP currently holds 14 seats, along with an ex-officio member MP with voting rights. The AAP has 13 councillors, the Congress has seven, and the Shiromani Akali Dal has one councillor.
The elections for the mayor, senior deputy mayor, and deputy mayor positions are scheduled for Thursday. In the past two years, the Congress abstained from voting, leading to the BJP's victory in the mayoral polls. This year, the mayor's seat has been reserved for the Scheduled Caste (SC) category.
(With Agency Inputs)
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