Chandigarh, Jan. 7 -- With the city just three weeks away from electing its next mayor on January 29, the ties between INDIA bloc partners Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) appear to be on shaky ground, giving rival BJP a potential advantage.

A sharp public exchange on Tuesday exposed strain between the two allies, with AAP's Chandigarh in-charge Jarnail Singh launching a pointed attack on the Congress over alleged covert ties with the BJP, and the party firing back in a swift response.

In a post on 'X', Jarnail Singh said, "On the one hand, bitter rivals; on the other hand, partners in power. The BJP having the mayor's chair in Chandigarh and the Congress holding the posts of senior deputy mayor and deputy mayor is strong proof of...