BJP's Pooja Wadhwa becomes Abohar's first woman Mayor

Pooja Wadhwa from the BJP became the first woman Mayor of Abohar.

She won the election with 29 votes, including support from BJP councillors and Abohar MLA Sandeep Jakhar.

The BJP has 28 councillors in the 50-member Municipal Corporation, while the AAP has 20, and the Congress and an Independent have one each.

The mayoral election was initially deferred due to political drama but was eventually won by the BJP.