Chandigarh, Jan. 30 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Saurabh Joshi, 44, was elected the new mayor of Chandigarh as a saffron wave swept through the municipal corporation (MC) House on Thursday after the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Congress failed sort out their differences ahead of the annual mayoral elections.

With 18 councillors on their side - in the 36-member house - the BJP also had an easy victory in the elections for the posts of senior deputy mayor and deputy mayor.

BJP's Jasmanpreet Singh, who is the councillor for ward number 32 (Sector 44 and 51) was elected the senior deputy mayor while councillor Suman Sharma of Ward No. 4 (Manimajra Basti Kishangarh, Basti Bhagwanpura, Pipli Wala Town, Housing Board Duplex Manim...