MOHALI, May 16 -- There will be no municipal council (MC) election in Kharar, the Punjab government on Friday undertook before Punjab and Haryana high court while stating that the notification in respect of the polls will be withdrawn. This was confirmed by Harsh Chopra, one of the lawyers associated with the case.

The MC had come into being in 2014 with 27 wards. Six different villages - Dao, Majra, Radiala, Bhukhri, Pirpari, Peer Sohana and Tole Majra - were included within its limits in 2021. In 2024, panchayat elections were held but not in these villages as these were notified as MC areas. However, the election notification for MC polls had the same 27 wards and these villages were excluded from polls. In view of this, residents of ...