India, Jan. 25 -- The Congress has resolved its dispute over leadership in the Chandrapur Municipal Corporation (CMC), where it is poised to take control of the 66-member civic body. The differences were set aside after a high-level meeting of senior party leaders on Saturday.

According to the decision, the Congress group leader in the CMC will be finalised by state Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal. Decisions regarding the mayor and the standing committee will be taken by senior Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar in consultation with Chandrapur Lok Sabha MP Pratibha Dhanorkar. It was also agreed that the deputy mayor's post would be allotted to corporators supporting the Congress in the formation of the civic body.

The meeting was c...