Kharar, June 28 -- Six weeks after 18 Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councillors, along with local MLAs Anmol Gagan Maan and Dr Charanjeet Singh, ousted Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Jaspreet Kaur Longia through a no-confidence motion, the Kharar municipal council on Friday unanimously elected Anju Chander, 54, of AAP as the new president.

This will be Chander's second term as she had previously served on the post from 2015 to 2020 when she was with the SAD.

During Friday's polling, she secured 26 out of 27 votes in the House, including that of Kharar MLA Maan.

Two councillors-Jaspreet Kaur Longia (SAD) and Neelam (Congress)-were conspicuous by their absence during the elections.

An educationist by profession, Chander runs APJ School, a CBS...