BJP-supported candidates win Fatehpur BDC
NURPUR, JANUARY 30
The BJP-supported Nisha Sharma and Dharminder Singh were elected chairperson and vice-chairman of the Block Development Committee (BDC) of Fatehpur in Kangra district today.
According to Balwan Chand, the SDM, Fatehpur, 22 out of the 32 members were present in the House whereas 10 members skipped the meeting.
Nisha has been elected from Jumbh and Dharminder Singh from the Chhatar-Jogian BDC wards. Kirpal Parmar, state vice-president of the BJP, who had contested last Assembly election unsuccessfully from Fatehpur, managed to form the BJP-supported Fatehpur BDC after 18 years.
In Nagrota Surian development block in Jawali, the election was deferred for want of quorum as only 13 out of the 24 BDC members were present. The SDM, Jawali, announced election within 10 days. The 11 members, who abstained from the meeting were supposed to be BJP supporters. — OC
