Tejpal Basra Elected Senior Deputy Mayor and Vipan Krishna Deputy Mayor
Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, February 1-
After Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Amritsar, and Patiala, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has now elected its mayor in Phagwara Municipal Corporation as well. AAP’s Rampal Uppal has been elected as the new Mayor of Phagwara. Meanwhile, Tejpal Basra has been elected as the Senior Deputy Mayor, and Vipan Krishna as the Deputy Mayor.
AAP Punjab President Aman Arora congratulated all the newly elected office bearers and said that the councilors prioritised Phagwara’s development above party politics by electing an AAP mayor.
Following the election of AAP’s mayor, Aman Arora addressed a press conference in Phagwara along with the party’s MP Dr. Raj Kumar Chabbewal, Dr Sunny Ahluwalia and other leaders. He thanked the party’s top leadership, local leaders, and workers, stating that this historic victory was the result of the hard work of party workers.
Arora mentioned that in the recently held elections for 46 municipal corporations, councils, and panchayats, AAP secured a clear majority in 41 places, and even in other places, councilors elected an AAP mayor for their city’s development.