BJP, Cong announce candidates for MC elections - Times of India

Shimla: Both the ruling BJP and Congress have announced candidates for all 64 wards where four municipal corporations of Solan, Mandi, Palampur and Dharamshala will go to polls.
Dharamshala Municipal Corporation was created during the previous Congress regime, while the present BJP government created the municipal corporations of Mandi, Solan and Palampur.
Election on the party symbol in the state was held for the first time for Shimla municipal corporation when BJP was in power in 2012.
During the previous Congress regime, the system of direct elections and holding of election on party lines was scrapped.
On March 8, Himachal Pradesh Assembly passed the Himachal Pradesh Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2021, paving the way for holding Municipal Corporation elections on party symbols.

Published On: Mon, 22 Mar 2021 22:59:00 GMT