The Chandigarh mayoral election has concluded amidst high-security measures and political contention. Voting began with tight security and BJP candidate Rajinder Kumar has been elected as Deputy Mayor, after AAP and Congress councillors boycotted the vote for Deputy Mayor and Senior Deputy Mayor. The election has sparked controversy with allegations of foul play and cheating. BJP defeats AAP-Congress candidate to win the election. AAP national convener and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, along with Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann, have accused the BJP of electoral malpractice. AAP and Congress have approached the Punjab and Haryana High Court, seeking a fresh election under judicial supervision, with a hearing scheduled for the following day. AAP MP Raghav Chadha has termed the election results as a 'murder of democracy' and 'treason', while BJP representatives have defended the victory. A ruckus broke out in the House after the election, with AAP alleging 'daylight robbery' by BJP and challenging the results in court for a fresh election.
VIDEO | "Yesterday, an attempt was made by the BJP to kill the democracy. We have filed a petition in (Punjab and Haryana) High Court challenging and demanding the whole (Mayoral) election process to be set aside. The court allowed the mention and hearing is scheduled for today,"… https://t.co/kTjaAbuCfV
#ElectionsWithNDTV | AAP, Congress Approach Court After Shock Defeat In #ChandigarhMayoralPolls https://t.co/QOCLoAKfVZ @ghazalimohammad reports https://t.co/mw2s0cBljr
#ChandigarhMayoralPolls: High voltage drama — BJP wins, AAP, Congress allege tampering. Join the discussion with @Vasudha156 On panel⬇️ @raghav_chadha, @sukhparmar03, Ikram Sandhu, Siddharth Sharma and Umesh Sehgal. https://t.co/y2qE36SpOF
"BJP allegedly harbored ill intentions from the outset regarding the Chandigarh Mayor elections": AAP National Convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. https://t.co/9KCTymlu7J
"Act Of Treason": AAP's Raghav Chadha On #ChandigarhMayorElection https://t.co/4Oayra21a9
AAP, Congress Approach Court After Shock Defeat In Chandigarh Mayor Polls https://t.co/QOCLoAKfVZ https://t.co/JFxBJBJjSq
"Black Day For Democracy": Bhagwant Mann After Chandigarh Key Poll Defeat https://t.co/soZShknW0n https://t.co/tl0UCBDn5n
'Daylight robbery by BJP': AAP alleges tampering in Chandigarh mayoral polls, to move HC https://t.co/uDur1HHCwP https://t.co/24wV7R7EBc
Video: "Invalid" Votes In Chandigarh Mayor Polls, Drama Around Counting https://t.co/YqYnlLDsDg https://t.co/LmrjTzrJ7j
AAP moves Punjab and Haryana High Court, seeks fresh polls for Chandigarh mayor's post under supervision of retired judge
"Invalid" Votes In Chandigarh Mayor Polls, Drama Around Counting Read Here: https://t.co/YqYnlLE0sO https://t.co/aj70I56usk
#JustIn | Chandigarh Mayoral Elections: Updates⬇️ ➡️AAP challenges BJP's victory in Chandigarh Mayoral Election. ➡️The petition was filed in a High Court, and the hearing is scheduled for tomorrow.
If Chandigarh mayor elections were conducted honestly, INDIA bloc would have registered its first win today: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
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#WATCH | Chandigarh Mayor election | Advocate Ferry Sofat, representing AAP and Congress, says, "Mentioning was done before Court (High Court of Punjab and Haryana) today to file a writ petition. The court allowed the mentioning and fixed the matter for a hearing tomorrow, 31st… https://t.co/YqX4oTiHGO
#WATCH | AAP's Chandigarh mayor candidate Kuldeep Kumar says, "Democracy has been murdered..." https://t.co/j1JB6APBCX
What happened today in Chandigarh Mayor polls is a timely reminder that BJP’s ultimate goal is to end democracy in India. Every Indian who believes in our Republic must realise that BJP can go to any extent to finish Ambedkar’s constitution. The ideological fight in India is…
VIDEO | "In our democracy, today marks a black day. Unfortunately, it is the same month in which we all celebrated Republic Day on the 26th, and on the 30th, the Constitution was blown up. BJP has looted the Chandigarh Mayoral elections," says Punjab CM @BhagwantMann on BJP's win… https://t.co/Kz9Qfieclr
Punjab CM Mann alleges cheating in Chandigarh mayoral polls, says Black Day for country's democracy
VIDEO | "I am very happy. Previously, we used to work for our respective wards as a councillor, now I have being a mayor, I have got an opportunity to work for the whole city. I want to thank my party BJP and PM Modi," says newly-elected Chandigarh mayor Manoj Sonkar https://t.co/Ikb8zrTccL
#WATCH | After BJP's Manoj Sonkar won the Chandigarh mayor election, ruckus broke out in the House. Congress and AAP councillors accused the BJP of cheating and not following the due electoral process https://t.co/6JK2iF2tiX
#ElectionsWithNDTV | AAP MP Raghav Chadha on #ChandigarhMayorElection results https://t.co/uq2Pmd0w4i
#WATCH | On Chandigarh mayor election, AAP MP Raghav Chadha says, "Action should be taken against the Presiding Officer. He should be arrested, he has done treason...We will file a complaint & demand not just an inquiry but his arrest..." https://t.co/5zjKAFPDuv
#WATCH | Newly-elected Chandigarh Mayor Manoj Sonkar says, "...Levelling allegations is their (AAP-Congress) job. Wherever they don't have their way, they level allegations...Everything is on camera. But when they couldn't digest their defeat, they created this atmosphere and… https://t.co/R4s6EzJcXL
VIDEO | Chandigarh mayoral polls: "This was not just an unconstitutional and illegal thing but also a treason. Whatever happened today during the mayoral elections in Chandigarh can only be called a treason," says AAP Rajya Sabha MP @raghav_chadha at a press conference as BJP… https://t.co/u0njEWwj7z
#WATCH | On Chandigarh mayor election, AAP MP Raghav Chadha says, "...Whatever we saw during the Chandigarh mayor election that is not only unconstitutional but was treason...The illegality that we saw in the Chandigarh mayor election can only be called treason..." https://t.co/WrSCETWDCk
#ChandigarhMayorElection | BJP candidate Rajinder Kumar elected as Deputy Mayor, after AAP and Congress councillors refused to cast vote in the election of Deputy Mayor and Senior Deputy Mayor
Chandigarh mayor election | BJP candidate Rajinder Kumar elected as Deputy Mayor, after AAP and Congress councillors refused to cast vote in the election of Deputy Mayor and Senior Deputy Mayor
#WATCH | On Chandigarh Mayor election, BJP national spokesperson Jaiveer Shergill says, "BJP's victory in the election is a victory of democracy and the defeat of the 'thugbandhan' of Congress and AAP. BJP's victory is the victory of truth over lies, of the politics of service to… https://t.co/CNRnsqUbC8
AAP national convener and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal tweets, "The kind of foul play that has been in Chandigarh Mayor Election in broad daylight, is a matter of concern. If they stoop to this level in a Mayor election, they can go to any level in the general election. This is very… https://t.co/GqgCHKRZpN
BJP defeats AAP-Congress candidate to win Chandigarh mayor election Party's national president JP Nadda says, "That the INDI Alliance fought their first electoral battle and still lost to BJP shows that neither their arithmetic is working nor their chemistry." https://t.co/DTrcTIm2Rr
#ElectionsWithTOI | It’s poll time! Chandigarh to get new mayor today A look at key contests 👇 Deets here 🔗 https://t.co/fdgmb3r3r7 https://t.co/yDkNZQf044
STORY | Amid tight security arrangements, Chandigarh mayoral poll begins READ: https://t.co/xIWgeYuleI https://t.co/cAaxGCXN0H
#ElectionsWithTOI | The Chandigarh mayoral election has turned the spotlight on the political churning in the Opposition on the national level. https://t.co/gXDmH7nJZV
#WATCH | BJP MP Kirron Kher casts her vote for the mayor election in Chandigarh. https://t.co/AIPFMzvxtU
#WATCH | Heavy security deployed in Chandigarh in view of the mayor election. https://t.co/RTjJXb4jcB
VIDEO | Chandigarh mayoral polls: Security tightened outside Chandigarh Municipal Corporation office as voting is set to begin shortly. #Chandigarhmayoralpolls https://t.co/B1dbCT1450