New Delhi: Ahead of the Supreme Court hearing on Monday over alleged irregularities in the vote-counting process, Chandigarh mayor Manoj Sonkar of BJP has resigned.
The decision was taken after BJP’s central leadership held a meeting with party leaders from Chandigarh in the national capital, sources said. In a related development, three AAP councillors have joined BJP.
The BJP candidate had won the mayoral poll, held on January 30, after bagging 16 votes as compared to AAP’s 12. The victory came after eight votes of Congress and AAP were declared invalid by the returning officer.
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