The Chandigarh mayoral election has sparked controversy with the BJP's candidate, Manoj Sonkar, winning with 16 votes, defeating AAP's Kuldeep Kumar. AAP and Congress have alleged foul play, with AAP's Raghav Chadha calling it a 'black day' for democracy. Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal accused BJP of trying to buy AAP MLAs, leading to a notice from the Delhi Police Crime Branch. AAP held a protest in Delhi against the alleged rigging in the Chandigarh mayor election, while BJP countered with its own protest.
Arvind Kejriwal, Bhagwant Mann lead AAP's protest march over Chandigarh mayor polls, BJP holds counter march against AAP in Delhi @Srirupa94 reports https://t.co/FnC2YzEwUo
VIDEO | "Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and Delhi minister Atishi have made very serious and baseless allegations against Delhi BJP that they are trying to buy AAP MLAs. After that, Virendra Sachdeva complained to the police on January 30. And we are happy that today the police have… https://t.co/2nj0Oj9tkU
VIDEO | "Today, the Delhi Police Crime Branch issued a notice to Arvind Kejriwal, which he refused to accept. He made serious allegations against the BJP, claiming that we are attempting to buy AAP MLAs. It's a baseless lie," says BJP leader @HarishKhuranna. (Source: Third… https://t.co/PaZUTNol1t
VIDEO | Visuals from outside the residence of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal. He was served notice by Delhi Police Crime Branch earlier today in connection with a probe over his claim that the BJP was trying to buy some AAP MLAs. https://t.co/qmER6MDHlA
VIDEO | "Arvind Kejriwal gave a statement where he said that the BJP is trying to break their MLAs. We complained to the police about it. We said on the first day itself that Arvind Kejriwal is lying. He has lost the political ground and has nothing to say. The Delhi Crime Branch… https://t.co/OtocgDPoti
Crime Branch team of Delhi Police arrived at the residence of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal. The police officials have come to serve notice in connection with Aam Aadmi Party's allegation against BJP of trying to buy AAP MLAs. Delhi Police has asked to provide evidence: Sources (file… https://t.co/R5pTxkt5Lf
"If BJP can 'rig' mayoral polls...": Arvind Kejriwal protests against BJP over Chandigarh mayor elections https://t.co/mcUwGbKE9U
VIDEO | AAP workers stage protest in Delhi alleging cheating by the BJP in recently concluded Chandigarh mayoral polls. https://t.co/xgZV8FlKGW
AAP workers and leaders protest against BJP over allegations of rigging in #ChandigarhMayorElections #AAP #BJP https://t.co/5bF3G5fK9W
VIDEO | Heavy security arrangements in place as AAP holds protest in Delhi against BJP over Chandigarh Mayoral election results. https://t.co/Dn7I5QA42i
#WATCH | Delhi | AAP workers and leaders protest against BJP over allegations of rigging in Chandigarh mayor election. https://t.co/qjgtICaGib
#WATCH | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers hold a protest against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) over the Chandigarh mayoral elections, in Delhi. https://t.co/iEVyDCvJ2U
#WATCH | Delhi CM & AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal along with Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and other party leaders hold a protest against BJP over the Chandigarh mayoral elections. https://t.co/E752FWSBQu
#WATCH | Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) workers at their party office in Delhi protest against BJP government over Chandigarh mayoral election results https://t.co/vX7LqHaLmy
VIDEO | BJP holds protest outside AAP office in #Delhi against corruption in the Arvind Kejriwal government. https://t.co/WwXXTigIkW
VIDEO | "Everyone watched on video how the BJP cheated in Chandigarh Mayoral polls. Today, AAP workers, including Delhi and Punjab CMs, will be participating in a peaceful protest against it . However, I have been receiving calls that our MLAs, councillors are being detained. Is… https://t.co/kEKLkh1VnZ
VIDEO | "There was an open fraud in Chandigarh Mayoral polls. The entire nation watched live how the presiding officer cancelled the votes of INDIA alliance. Today, AAP leaders, including Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann, will be participating in a peaceful… https://t.co/7xnGv5snKO
#WATCH | AAP leader Priyanka Kakkar on party's protest against BJP over Chandigarh mayoral election results in Delhi and ED summon to Arvind Kejriwal "The Constitution gives us the right to protest. Today, our party leaders are being stopped illegally. Where does BJP get the… https://t.co/gMEmNnPms7
#WATCH | On AAP's protest against BJP today, Delhi minister & AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj says, " The nation knows how the BJP committed fraud in Chandigarh mayoral polls. Arvind Kejriwal & Bhagwant Mann will hold a peaceful protest at the BJP office today. Ahead of this… https://t.co/6SAEtK3KaC
VIDEO | “We all saw how ballot papers were stolen during the Chandigarh Mayoral election. So, we are holding a peaceful protest against it. Barricades have been put up at various locations, and police have reached every AAP leader's residence. So what is it? Dictatorship?,” says… https://t.co/1SzboL6d29
#WATCH | Over AAP protest in Delhi today, Delhi Minister Atishi says, "Fraud was committed openly in Chandigarh mayoral elections. Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann will be holding a peaceful protest over this issue in Delhi today. Before this protest, police… https://t.co/szYuMVVeiK
"Mayor was formed in #Chandigarh through wrong means. Now heavy barricading is being done, and buses full of #AAP volunteers are being detained... Why is the #BJP afraid?" says AAP MLA #SanjeevJha. AAP was to hold protest outside BJP Headquarters in Delhi today over allegations… https://t.co/p0MBaXpq0W
#WATCH | Traffic slows down at Deen Dayal Upadhyay Road after heavy security was deployed outside the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) office in Delhi. While CM and party's national convener Arvind Kejriwal is skipping the fifth ED summon in Delhi Excise policy case, he is expected to join… https://t.co/CxqSE0zcRT
"Delhi CM and AAP national convener #ArvindKejriwal will not appear before ED today as well. The party calls the summon "unlawful". We will comply with the lawful summon. PM Modi's aim is to arrest Arvind Kejriwal and topple the Delhi Government. We will not allow this to… https://t.co/GA9vQqu2V6
#WATCH | On Delhi CM skipping ED summon, BJP leader Harish Khurana says, "Once again Arvind Kejriwal has skipped ED summon. This is the fifth time that he has skipped ED summon. Arvind Kejriwal is calling it unlawful, so the question arises if the summon is illegal then why he… https://t.co/9FT54cmf2B
Delhi CM and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal tweets, "First they looted votes in Chandigarh Mayor election. Now, people coming for a peaceful protest against this are being stopped across Delhi." https://t.co/qL445RQVSb https://t.co/kDwyOS87Up
#WATCH | Heavy security deployed outside the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) office in Delhi. While CM and party's national convener Arvind Kejriwal is skipping the fifth ED summon in Delhi Excise policy case, he is expected to join the party workers & leaders in holding protest outside… https://t.co/yj4PdMSkRK
#WATCH | Security enhanced around DDU Marg and Vishnu Digamber Marg. AAP) to hold protest outside BJP Headquarters in Delhi today over allegations of rigging in Chandigarh mayor election. Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal & Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann will also be part of the protest. https://t.co/yhXIITOU8w
#WATCH | A large number of security personnel deployed at Singhu Border of Delhi. Security checks of vehicles being done. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to hold protest outside BJP Headquarters in Delhi today over allegations of rigging in Chandigarh mayor election. Delhi CM Arvind… https://t.co/1ulBe31463
#AamAadmiParty (AAP) to hold protest outside BJP Headquarters in Delhi today over allegations of rigging in Chandigarh mayor election. Delhi CM #ArvindKejriwal & #Punjab CM #BhagwantMann will be part of the protest. https://t.co/VbutpTYRjt
#Delhi | AAP workers and supporters to protest after its shock defeat in Chandigarh Mayoral polls. NDTV's @Srirupa94 with more details. https://t.co/p03reA1RXE
#WATCH | Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to hold protest outside BJP Headquarters in Delhi on February 2 over allegations of rigging in Chandigarh mayor election. Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal & Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann will be part of the protest. Visuals of security outside AAP office in… https://t.co/Op4PgYXF5l
VIDEO | Security heightened at Aam Aadmi Party office in Delhi. AAP leaders and workers will be holding a protest later today against the alleged cheating in the recently held Chandigarh mayoral elections. https://t.co/aDPy3UqhNY
ED issues 5th summons to Delhi CM #ArvindKejriwal in connection with #Delhi liquor policy scam. ED asked Kejriwal to appear before the probe agency today.
#WATCH | ED has summoned Delhi CM & AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal to join investigation today in its ongoing probe in Delhi Excise policy case. BJP National Spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla says, "Arvind Kejriwal, if there is nothing to hide...then why are you not… https://t.co/HNJTzxIC9z
#WATCH | Chandigarh: On AAP to hold protest outside BJP Headquarters in Delhi on February 2, BJP President Sunil Jakhar says, "The CM of Delhi is an absconder... Sometimes the excuse (to miss ED summon) is Vipassana, sometimes it is Goa... But now it is time for him to go… https://t.co/niJ54Nw86v https://t.co/hFYMQ84rL3
AAP To Protest Outside BJP's Delhi Office Over Chandigarh Mayor Polls https://t.co/jPStwOSsnv https://t.co/fcnJteoamE
VIDEO | “Our national coordinator, along with AAP Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann, will be holding a protest on February 2 in front of the BJP office,” says AAP spokesperson @PKakkar_, accusing the BJP of electoral malpractices in the recently held Chandigarh… https://t.co/BI40oL9tc3
#WATCH | Chandigarh Mayor Polls | Chandigarh Mayor Manoj Sonkar says, "Since last two to three years, the mayoral elections have been taking place here. For the last 9 years, a BJP mayor has been winning. This happens every that allegations are made. We will do our work with… https://t.co/JYxvgE0Ci6
#WATCH | Chandigarh: On the issue of Chandigarh mayoral election result, Punjab Congress President Amrinder Singh Raja Warring says, "The democracy has been murdered... 8 votes have been disqualified... If all of this happened to make a mayor, what would they do to elect the PM… https://t.co/H83755Aj9h
#WATCH | On the issue of Chandigarh mayoral election result, AAP leader Priyanka Kakkar says, "Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann will take part in the party's protest at BJP office in Delhi." https://t.co/rDBkG3DJgg
#WATCH | Chandigarh: On Chandigarh Mayor Elections, Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann says, "We will go to the Supreme Court for a sooner hearing. The video is right in the front. What report will the Chandigarh Administration submit in 3 weeks?... We will ask the Supreme Court to give a… https://t.co/2NzzpBy5OZ
#AamAadmiParty to hold protest outside BJP Headquarters in Delhi on February 2 over allegations of rigging in #ChandigarhMayorElection. Delhi CM #ArvindKejriwal & Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann will be part of the protest: AAP (ANI)
Aam Aadmi Party to hold protest outside BJP Headquarters in Delhi on February 2 over allegations of rigging in Chandigarh mayor election. Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal & Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann will be part of the protest: AAP
#WATCH | Aam Aadmi Party and Congress councillors protest against mayor election results in Chandigarh https://t.co/QjfjpsXBl8
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STORY | BJP sweeps Chandigarh mayoral polls; opposition allies cry foul, move high court READ: https://t.co/vzIIYnZ9K8 https://t.co/AkjMPYkLld
STORY | Chandigarh mayoral election: Oppn parties accuse BJP of undermining democracy, vow to fight back READ: https://t.co/NNAAGIfvjR https://t.co/Vhk7fHRSHa
#NewsNight | BJP wins #Chandigarh Mayor Elections in first poll battle against INDI Bloc @JPNadda @MamtaDdnews #ChandigarhMayorElections https://t.co/FkHqwZCvjA
"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
#WATCH | Presiding Officer for Chandigarh Mayor election, Anil Masih says, "...A total of 36 votes were cast. When we were issuing the ballot papers, a few AAP and Congress Councillors were concerned that the papers had spots and marks - so, they asked me to change around 11… https://t.co/m5Bp9YUy3J
#WATCH | BJP wins #Chandigarh Mayor Elections in first poll battle against INDI Bloc #ChandigarhMayorElections @JPNadda https://t.co/7QlBEjOB2T
BJP's Manoj Kumar Sonkar Wins Chandigarh Mayoral Election; AAP Challenges Result in High Court https://t.co/EGHt2qaSbJ
Video: "Invalid" Votes In Chandigarh Mayor Polls, Drama Around Counting https://t.co/YqYnlLDsDg https://t.co/LmrjTzrJ7j
STORY | Black day for democracy, BJP can go to any extent: Kejriwal on Chandigarh mayor polls READ: https://t.co/OJwIQbX9xl https://t.co/9bhAX8TXtA
VIDEO | "The Chandigarh mayoral election result is an indicator of what Mallikarjun Kharge has said that this will be the last election if the BJP wins the Lok Sabha polls. BJP got 16 votes, opposition got 20 votes; eight out of those 20 votes were declared invalid," says… https://t.co/C24nQ6YvcF
BJP wins mayor election of Municipal Corporation #Chandigarh. BJP candidate Manoj Kumar Sonkar declared elected as Mayor. He defeats I.N.D.I.A. alliance candidate from AAP Kuldeep Tita by 4 votes. 8 votes declared invalid.
#WATCH | Chandigarh Mayor election | Congress LOP Pratap Singh Bajwa says, "If BJP wins in 2024, there will be no constitution or elections in the country...If 8 votes are declared invalid of a party that has 20 votes, it would have been better to declare the winner unopposed..." https://t.co/xoE3Il7Gu7
#WATCH | Chandigarh Mayor election | Delhi: CM Arvind Kejriwal says, "This time under INDIA Alliance, Congress and AAP came together... Their (BJP) intention had been maligned since the beginning... They tried to buy ours and Congress' councillors. They tried to scare them like… https://t.co/Poa25mf2YX
#BJP wins mayor election of Municipal Corporation #Chandigarh. BJP candidate Manoj Kumar Sonkar declared elected as Mayor. He defeats #AAP candidate Kuldeep Kumar by 4 votes. The 8 votes were declared invalid.
25% votes in Chandigarh mayor polls declared invalid; what kind of election was this; they will stoop to any low to win: Delhi CM Kejriwal
#WATCH | Chandigarh Mayor election | Delhi: CM Arvind Kejriwal says, "Gandhiji was assassinated on this date and after 76 years, they (BJP) have murdered the democracy... It is a black day for democracy. They did hooliganism openly and it is captured on camera. The whole country… https://t.co/O0OsNsQjyZ
Black day for democracy: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal over alleged 'cheating' during Chandigarh mayor polls
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
#WATCH | BJP National General Secretary Vinod Tawde says, "Chandigarh mayor, senior deputy mayor & deputy major elections were held today...When Congress & AAP came together for the mayoral elections, there was a lot of craze for the INDIA alliance. After a few days, CM Bhagwant… https://t.co/KpiRBibRlu
#WATCH | Chandigarh Mayor election | Punjab CM and AAP leader Bhagwant Mann says, "...All 16 on their side know how to vote and 8 on our side don't even know to vote!...Democracy was 'looted' today...Anil Masih is the Head of the BJP Minority Wing. They made their officer bearer… https://t.co/OBvJLJHqvy
#WATCH | Chandigarh Mayor election | Punjab CM and AAP leader Bhagwant Mann says, "Today will be written and remembered as a 'black day' in the democracy of our country. Unfortunately, this is the same month when we celebrate Republic Day. Today, Constitution has been shredded.… https://t.co/4bc2oQK7Aq
BJP Wins #Chandigarh Mayor Elections In First Poll Battle Versus INDIA Bloc Read Here: https://t.co/Dq5Gm47VkI https://t.co/704ZCxqha0
#WATCH | Delhi: On Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's allegations that BJP contacted 7 AAP MLAs, BJP MP Parvesh Verma says, "We have asked the Commissioner to make a special investigation team and ask their (AAP) people who tried to buy them, how they were contacted. Our demand is that… https://t.co/5QPWKKnKXn
#WATCH | On Chandigarh mayor election, Delhi minister & AAP leader Saurabh Bhardwaj says, "This is robbery. In Chandigarh, there are 36 Councillor seats out of which 14 seats are BJPs & 13 seats are AAPs and 7 seats of Congress. Total AAP (13 + 7) has 20 seats...BJP has been… https://t.co/mrdpN7v3jk
#WATCH | On Chandigarh mayor election, AAP MP Raghav Chadha says, "This is not a setback for one coalition, one alliance or one party. It is a setback for India's democracy...We are aggrieved and hurt & we are worried as to what will happen in the upcoming 2024 polls. If the BJP… https://t.co/efK7EhlqI1
VIDEO | Chandigarh mayoral polls: "This was a broad daylight robbery. In Chandigarh, the BJP has 14 councillors, while the AAP and Congress have 13 and 7 councillors, respectively. Akali Dal, meanwhile, has just one councillor. The AAP-Congress alliance had 20 councillors while… https://t.co/ZJSgmG4CXX
#WATCH | On Chandigarh mayor election, AAP MP Raghav Chadha says, "...This shows that BJP for a mayor election can use all illegal tactics what would they do during the Lok Sabha elections seeing their loss. Does the BJP want to make this country North Korea?..." https://t.co/vXEU8uogKx
#WATCH | On Chandigarh mayor election, AAP MP Raghav Chadha says, "For the first time in the Chandigarh mayor elections- 8 out of the 36 votes were declared invalid. Congress & AAP alliance had to get 20 votes. We got 12 votes & 8 were declared invalid. Not a single vote of the… https://t.co/5wMJfOjS3T
BJP defeats INDIA alliance in Chandigarh mayoral elections https://t.co/yMGBbnb8rc
#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
VIDEO | Chandigarh mayoral polls: BJP councillors celebrate after party candidate Manoj Sonkar wins post of mayor. https://t.co/Bo0r653JCt
VIDEO | AAP's Chandigarh mayor candidate Kuldeep Kumar breaks down after results of mayoral polls were announced. BJP candidate Manoj Sonkar defeated AAP's Kuldeep Kumar to win Chandigarh Mayor's post. https://t.co/cArmRY0H8B
#ChandigarhMayorElection | BJP defeats AAP-Congress candidate to win Chandigarh mayor election https://t.co/WvN5aZanMm
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
#ElectionsWithTOI | BJP defeats AAP-Congress candidate to win Chandigarh mayor election. Party's national president @JPNadda says, "That the INDI Alliance fought their first electoral battle and still lost to BJP shows that neither their arithmetic is working nor their… https://t.co/cYgdIlOYUc
BJP wins Chandigarh mayoral elections with 16 votes to its mayor candidate Manoj Sonkar.
STORY | Chandigarh mayoral polls: BJP candidate Manoj Sonkar wins post of mayor READ: https://t.co/t8rjwlNKhd https://t.co/tsB0XyhyF9
#WATCH | BJP wins Chandigarh mayoral elections with 16 votes to its mayor candidate Manoj Sonkar. The Congress & AAP mayor candidate Kuldeep Singh got 12 votes. 8 votes were declared invalid. https://t.co/vjQYcObylT
#WATCH | BJP wins Chandigarh mayoral elections with 16 votes to its mayor candidate Manoj Sonkar. The Congress mayor candidate got 12 votes. 8 votes were declared invalid. https://t.co/5Zm16v3bNM
#ElectionsWithNDTV | Chandigarh mayoral polls: BJP candidate Manoj Sonkar wins post of mayor, defeats AAP's Kuldeep Kumar | reported by news agency PTI
Chandigarh mayoral polls: BJP candidate Manoj Sonkar wins post of mayor, defeats AAP's Kuldeep Kumar
VIDEO | "Delhi CM (Arvind Kejriwal) is a habitual liar. We have complained to the Delhi Police Commissioner and asked him to set up a special investigation team and investigate the matter with modern technical tools," says BJP leader @drharshvardhan as Delhi party leaders file… https://t.co/Vx8cWfOtpk
#WATCH | Chandigarh Mayor elections underway; visuals from inside Municipal Corporation office. https://t.co/kpFhLDsR2p
#ElectionsWithNDTV | Chandigarh Mayor Polls Today, First Faceoff Between BJP, INDIA Bloc https://t.co/6lAioZeilF https://t.co/paFriOCtcU
#WATCH | Delhi: On Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's allegations that BJP contacted 7 AAP MLAs, Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva says, "The statement that Arvind Kejriwal gave a day before yesterday, I challenge him that we are going to file a complaint with the Police. He has to… https://t.co/UUQJV3PAsH