"Act Of Treason": AAP Furious After Loss To BJP In Key Chandigarh Polls | Read

The Aam Aadmi Party exploded Tuesday after the Bharatiya Janata Party cantered to a surprisingly comfortable win in the Chandigarh mayoral election. AAP boss Arvind Kejriwal accused the BJP of "dishonesty" and senior leader Raghav Chadha labelled the poll results "an act of treason (desh droh)". The BJP's Manoj Sonkar was elected Mayor after winning 16 of a possible 36 votes. The AAP's Kuldeep Kumar was second with 12. Eight were deemed "invalid" and are at the heart of a growing row, with the AAP accusing presiding officer Anil Masih of deliberately invalidating those ballots.