Dehradun, Jan. 27 -- BJP set to win 10 out of 11 Municipal Corporations

By ARUN PRATAP SINGH

DEHRADUN, 25 Jan: It is advantage BJP in the Municipal elections held in Uttarakhand though in many urban local bodies, the Congress candidates and the Independents have also done well by winning or are leading. As far as the election in 11 Municipal Corporations are concerned, BJP was stated to be leading in 10 of them while one was won by a rebel BJP candidate Arti Bhandari. Congress failed to perform well in any of the municipal corporations.

In Dehradun, BJP appeared set to retain power in Municipal Corporation with its mayoral candidate Saurabh Thapliyal having established a clear lead over his nearest rival, Virendra Pokhriyal of Congress...