Chandigarh Mayoral Polls: Will support Rajesh Kalia, Farmila assures BJP

Chandigarh | Friday | 18th January, 2019

Summary:

AdvertisingDisappointed at not being considered for the mayoral seat, Farmila had said she was a “victim of bad politics within the party”. After Kalia was declared the official candidate, she had thrown her lot behind rebel candidate Satish Kainth and even signed his nomination letter as a ‘seconder’. However, the BJP managed to get an undertaking by Farmila, which stated that “it was out of emotions” that she signed on Kainth’s nomination, but she will now support the official candidate Kalia. Farmila was the lone Scheduled Caste candidate in the party with a clean image, besides being the most-educated among the contenders. Farmila said, “Party ne kaha ki likh k do ki aap sath ho…to maine likh k dediya..