Chandigarh, Jan. 30 -- The AAP-Congress pact, which was formed in sync with the now collapsed INDI Alliance in 2024, was an uncomfortable alliance from the first day as both sides lacked unity, struggling to put together a joint face, political experts said after the Thursday's mayoral poll that resulted in the victory of BJP's Saurabh Joshi.

The impending assembly elections in Punjab early next year and civic body polls in the city slated for December appear to have given the final blow to the alliance with both opting for fighting the mayoral polls separately on Thursday. The AAP had 11 seats and the Congress seven, but both sides failed to put aside their differences, resulting in a cakewalk for the BJP.

The AAP won 14 seats in the 3...