India, Aug. 5 -- Praveen Yadav (Ward 12) was elected as Manesar's senior deputy mayor, and Reema Deepak Chauhan (Ward 2) as deputy mayor unopposed on Tuesday. The two are considered to be close to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former minister Rao Narbir Singh.

Mayor Inderjeet Kaur and eight councillors, believed to be her supporters, boycotted the voting process. Their absence meant no other nominations were filed, paving the way for an unopposed win for the BJP-backed candidates.

Kaur won the top Municipal Corporation of Manesar post as an independent candidate. She was initially seen as part of a formidable block of independents that swept the civic elections. The BJP aligned with seven independents after the polls, tilting ...