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  Chandigarh corporation polls: BJP's Joshi Mayor, Jasmanpreet Sr Deputy, Suman Deputy in clean sweep

  India | January 29, 2026 12:54 IST

  Chandigarh Mayor Election: Polls ditched secret ballots for hand-raising with verbal confirmations, overseen by nominated councillor Ramneek Singh Bedi as presiding officer. This open method curbed cross-voting risks in the BJP-18, AAP-11, Congress-6 setup, plus MP's ex-officio vote.

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  Chandigarh corporation polls: BJP's historic clean sweep- wins Mayor, Senior Deputy and Dy Mayor

  India | January 29, 2026 13:16 IST

  Chandigarh Mayor Election 2026: The Mayor’s post overall demanded 19 votes out of 35 councillors (BJP- 18, Congress- 6, AAP- 11) plus 1 Member of Parliament vote- leaving the Bharatiya Janata Party deadlocked against a Congress-AAP alliance at 18 each.

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  Chandigarh Mayoral Polls: AAP-Congress alliance collapses, both parties to go solo

  India | January 22, 2026 13:12 IST

  The alliance between the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Congress party for the Chandigarh mayoral elections collapsed even before the nomination process began. The Chandigarh mayoral election is to be held on January 29.

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  Chandigarh: Two AAP councillors join BJP ahead of mayoral polls, likely to meet Home Minister Shah

  India | December 24, 2025 13:46 IST

  This is being viewed as a big development in favour of the saffron party as it makes efforts to regain control of the mayor’s post in Chandigarh.

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  BJP's Harpreet Kaur Babla elected new Mayor of Chandigarh after cross-voting

  India | January 30, 2025 13:15 IST

  Chandigarh Mayor Election: The election saw a significant twist with cross-voting among the councillors, which ultimately worked in Babla's favour. The elections for the posts of Mayor, Senior Deputy Mayor and Deputy Mayor were held in the assembly hall of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation.