The BJP is fighting the elections on the basis of its achievements in the last five years. On the other hand, Congress and AAP have targeted the BJP for allegedly not doing development work. (File photo: IANS)
Chandigarh Municipal Corporation Election Updates: Traditionally, municipal elections – every five years – have seen the locking of horns between the BJP and the Congress, but with the entry of AAP, this time the contest will be triangular.
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Chandigarh Municipal Corporation Election Updates: Voting for 35 seats of the BJP-ruled Municipal Corporation Chandigarh began this morning amid tight security and will continue till 5 pm. Counting of votes will take place on December 27.
Voters reached the polling stations even before the commencement of polling at 7.30 am. “There is no report of delay in starting the election process,” an election official said. IANS, Around 6.3 lakh voters, including three lakh women, are eligible to cast their votes.
All necessary arrangements, including security, have been made to ensure smooth voting, officials said. The number of wards has increased from 26 in 2016 to 35 now and 694 polling stations have been set up.
Over 3,000 policemen are on duty to enforce tight security. Polling timings will be from 7.30 am to 5 pm. There are 203 candidates in the fray whose electoral fate will be announced on December 27.
Traditionally, the municipal elections held every five years see a close contest between the BJP and the Congress, but with the entry of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), this time the fight will be triangular. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has a majority in the current house. In the last MC elections, the BJP had won 20 seats and its former ally Shiromani Akali Dal had won one. The Congress was successful in winning only four seats.
The BJP is fighting the elections on the basis of its achievements in the last five years. On the other hand, Congress and AAP have targeted the BJP for allegedly failing to do development work and criticized it for going down the city in the Swachh Survekshan (a ranking for cleanliness) ranking.
Both the parties also targeted BJP for not resolving the issue of Dadumajra dumping ground and also raised issues like increase in prices of essential commodities.
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