Congress-BJP Engage in Close Fight in Manali's Municipal Council Elections

Congress-BJP in close fight in seven wards of Manali Read MoreTrending Videos4,185 voters to decide fate of candidates News Agency Press Trust of India. Campaigning for civic body polls ends at 5 pm on Friday. Rallies, loudspeakers and other electioneering activities have been stopped by the administration after the stipulated time. Now the candidates in the fray are reaching out to voters door-to-door. The polling process will begin at 7 am on Sunday. The Municipal Council elections in Manali this time are witnessing a neck-and-neck fight between the Congress and the BJP. Six of the seven wards are in direct contest, while four candidates are in the fray in ward number six, making the contest multi-cornered. Advertisement A total of 4,185 voters in Nagar Parishad area will decide the fate of 16 candidates. Ward number one is between BJP-supported Thakar Das and Congress-supported Ajay Kumar. Ward two is facing Congress's Pradeep Gill and BJP's Isha Gill. Ward number five is between Lalita Bhardwaj and Neelam Sharma, while ward number five is between BJP's Neelam Sharma and BJP's Seema Sharma.