A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader on Thursday asserted that one of the reasons behind party’s loss of mayor’s post in the recently held election for Ambala Municipal Corporation was “voters going on holidays, resulting in a low turnout”. “We witnessed low polling percentage in Ambala.. Many people had gone on vacation, several among them were pro-BJP,” said Sanjay Sharma, a party spokesperson. “Whenever there are a few holidays together the people have a tendency to go on trips. And if the polling is held during such days it results in low polling percentage,” he said.

Source: The Hindu December 31, 2020 19:51 UTC