nContinuing its winning streak, the ruling Congress on Wednesday captured Mayoral post in Ambikapur Municipal Corporation, making it the ninth corporation in a row across the state.
After this victory, clinching Mayoral post in Korba Municipal Corporation is now the target of the Congress for a clean sweep in local urban bodies’ Mayoral polls so as to wipe out the saffron party from the state’s civic bodies.
Meanwhile, Congress candidate for mayoral post in Ambikapur, Dr Ajay Tirki beat his BJP rival Prabodh Minj by 9 votes. Tirki succeeded in getting 28 votes while BJP’s Minj was able to get only 19.
Notable, Congress here had bagged 27 seats while BJP 20 and one was elected independent. The independent Corporator supported Congress taking the party’s tally to 28. One vote was rejected, so the BJP had to satisfy with mere 19.
