Chandigarh, Jan. 22 -- Having learnt it the hard way over the past four years, when political maneuvering and defection cost it the mayoral polls thrice, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday moved 10 of its total 11 councillors out of Chandigarh.

One councillor, Ram Chander Yadav, who is an aspirant for the mayoral post, has not accompanied the group.

At present, the AAP, which has worked out an agreement with the Congress in the House, has 18 votes, the same as Bharatiya Janata Party, and an equal chance to secure the coveted post.

As per party insiders, the councillors are being housed in a resort in Hoshiarpur's Garhshanker.

The decision was taken during a meeting chaired by AAP's Chandigarh co-incharge Dr Sunny Ahluwalia, who in...