Chandigarh civic poll result is biggest victory for any single party since the body's inception in 1996
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today attributed the victory of Akali Dal-BJP combine in Chandigarh municipal polls to "good governance" and thanked people and workers of the two parties for it.
"Congratulations to BJP & Akali Dal Karyakartas for working with remarkable determination on the ground and serving people. @BJP4Chandigarh," (sic) PM Modi tweeted.
BJP got a major boost ahead of Punjab assembly polls winning 20 of the 26 seats. Its ally the Akali Dal won one. The Congress had to settle for four and one was won by an Independent.
Congress had majority in the Municipal Corporation after the previous three elections. However, in the mayoral election in January this year, the BJP candidate had won.
Today's result is the biggest ever victory for any single political party in the body since its inception in 1996.