India, Jan. 29 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Saurabh Joshi, 43, was elected as the new mayor of Chandigarh on Thursday.

In the three-cornered contest, Joshi polled 18 votes, while the Aam Aadmi Party candidate, Yogesh Dhingra, got 11 votes and the Congress' Gurpreet Singh Gabi secured seven votes.

The elections were conducted by a show of hands instead of the previous practice of a secret ballot. After raising their hands, the councillors also gave their verbal confirmation.

BJP candidates Jasmanpreet Singh and Suman Sharma were elected senior deputy mayor and deputy mayor.

Ramneek Singh Bedi, a nominated councillor, was appointed the presiding officer for the election.

In the 35-member house of the Chandigarh Municipal C...