Zirakpur, Oct. 4 -- Political uncertainty once again hangs over the Zirakpur municipal council (MC) after a no-confidence motion against its president, Udayveer Singh Dhillon of the Congress, failed to secure the mandatory two-thirds majority during a special meeting held under the supervision of a Punjab and Haryana high court (HC)-appointed observer on Friday.

Mohali deputy commissioner Komal Mittal was also present at the proceedings.

Out of 31 councillors, 22 attended the meeting. Of them, 20 councillors and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Kuljit Randhawa voted in favour of the no-confidence motion, while Dhillon cast the lone vote against it. As per the municipal rules, 22 votes are required to constitute a two-thirds majority. However, ...