The race for the post of Mayor begins after the notification for the selection of heads of Mohali civic bodies

After a month and a half, the Punjab government issued a notification for reservation of municipal corporations and municipal councils on Thursday evening. The seats of the chairpersons of the Khar and Nayagaon municipal councils were reserved for women, while the mayor seat of the Mohali Municipal Corporation was not reserved for any class. With the information, the elected councilors will take the oath and elect the heads of civic bodies.

The celebrations are likely to be held next week. Meanwhile, in Mohali which saw a high-stakes battle between the Congress, former Mayor Kulwant Singh leading the ‘Azad Group’, SAD and BJP, the race to be the contender has begun. Congress sources said Sidhu, who won the Amarjit Singh younger brother of Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu, is at the forefront of the post and the party can accommodate senior councilors on the posts of senior and deputy mayor.

Senior and deputy mayors are also open Party leaders and councilors will prepare and sit for future action plans, ”said a senior party councilor. The Congress won 37 wards out of a total of 50. Independent candidates won two wards while the Azad group won 11 wards. The SAD and the BJP failed to open their accounts. .