Panchkula, May 5 -- Former chief minister and leader of opposition (Haryana) Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Monday appealed to residents of Panchkula to vote for the Congress in the upcoming municipal corporation(MC) elections, asserting that the city has seen little development over the past decade.

Addressing a press conference in Sector 10 after meeting Congress mayoral candidate Sudha Bhardwaj and party councillor candidates, Hooda expressed confidence of a 'resounding victory' for Congress in Panchkula. He claimed that voter sentiment was turning in favour of the party.

Hooda alleged that Panchkula, despite being adjacent to Chandigarh, has been neglected. "The roads are in poor condition and basic civic infrastructure has deteriorated. ...