Onkar Nehria of BJP unanimously elected Mayor of Dharamshala MC
Sarvachand an Independent municipal councillor (supported by BJP) has been elected as Deputy Mayor
Arvind Sharma
Apr 13, 2021 04:03
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Dharamshala: Onkar Nehria of the BJP has been unanimously elected as Mayor of Dharamshala municipal corporation, as Congress councillors didn't file nomination for the post of the Mayor. This paved way for unanimous selection of Onkar Nehria as the Mayor.
Onkar Neharia has been elected unopposed Mayor in the Municipal Corporation Dharamshala, while Sarvachand an independent municipal councillor (supported by BJP)has been elected the Deputy Mayor after defeating Former Congress Mayor Devinder Jaggi (Congress). Sarvchand polled 11 votes while Devinder Jaggi got 6 votes.
It shall be the first BJP led Municipal Corporation of Dharamshala. In 17 wards, BJP won the 8 and Congress 5 seats and four Independents also emerged winners. Later, BJP got the support of 3 Independents.
In the previous term, Congress led this municipal corporation Congress had 13 while BJP 4 councillors.
