BJP’s Sunanda Palanetra is new Mayor of Mysuru
The Hindu
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In a surprise development, BJP’s Sunanda Palanetra was elected as Mayor of Mysuru on August 25 after the tie-up between Janata Dal (Secular) and the Congress, which were in power in Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), fell apart. The JD(S) preferred to remain neutral in the mayoral polls. BJP is the single largest party in the 65-member MCC followed by Congress, which has 19 members. The JD(S) has 17 members. There are five Independents and one member from the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP).
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