Dharamshala, Dec. 5 -- The Himachal Pradesh legislative assembly on Thursday cleared the bill seeking to extend the tenure of the mayor and deputy mayor from two and half years to five years.

The Himachal Pradesh Municipal Corporation (2nd Amendment) Bill, 2025, proposing these changes, was introduced in the House on Tuesday and was taken up for consideration and passing on the seventh day of the assembly's winter session. In the absence of the Opposition, who had walked out of the House, no discussion took place on the bill and was cleared by the House.

The bill seeks to amend section 36 of the Himachal Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act, 1994. "To provide stability, continuity, and adequate time to focus on long-term planning and susta...