BJP alliance landslide win in Chandigarh municipal corporation election | Bags 21 out of 26 seats

What happened in Chandigarh that made BJP an overnight success ?

The ruling Bhartiya Janta Party and Shiromani Akali Dal alliance has won a majority by bagging 21 wards in total. BJP has won 20, Akali has won 1. Congress party has won 4 seats, Independent candidate have won one seat each.

Polling for 26 wards was held on Sunday, with 122 candidates in the fight. According to reports, the ruling BJP-SAD combine won 21 of the 26 seats, while the Congress settled for just four; one seat went to an independent candidate.

In the outgoing house, the BJP-Akali Dal held 12 seats, the Congress 11 and Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party two. Here's how the victory in municipal polls will benefit BJP, SAD in upcoming assembly polls in Punjab.