AAP-Congress Alliance Collapses Ahead Of Chandigarh Mayoral Polls

This Special Report focusses on the significant political shift in Chandigarh as the alliance between the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Indian National Congress collapses ahead of the Mayoral Election.This development provides a major boost to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the polls scheduled for 29th January. AAP Punjab-in-charge Jarnail Singh confirmed the party will contest independently, rejecting previous reports of a joint strategy. Reporter Aman Bharadwaj highlights that both parties are filing separate nominations for the posts of Mayor, Senior Deputy Mayor, and Deputy Mayor. With 19 votes required to win in the 35-member Municipal Corporation, the split between AAP’s 11 councillors and Congress’s 6 councillors significantly alters the arithmetic against the BJP’s 18 votes and the MP's vote. The programme examines the implications for Punjab's larger political landscape.