: Days forward of the elections for the senior deputy and deputy mayor of Municipal Corporation, Ambala City, Independent councilor (home member) Rubi Sauda on Saturday joined the BJP.

She was inducted into the saffron celebration fold by metropolis MLA Aseem Goel at his residence within the presence of home members Hitesh Jain, Archana Chhibber and different celebration leaders.

After becoming a member of, Sauda stated she is extremely influenced by the developmental works carried out by chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar and MLA Goel and believes that her new step will pave the way in which for the success of her ballot guarantees.

Sauda was earlier with the Haryana Democratic Front (HDF) until the celebration founder Nirmal Singh Mohra joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and merged it with the latter. However, she determined to stay impartial.

Sauda was amongst 10 individuals booked on homicide costs in February final yr after a 27-year-old man died in a suspected post-poll violence incident.

A House assembly was additionally adjourned in March by the mayor searching for her arrest. A plea earlier than divisional commissioner Renu Phulia demanding her disqualification was rejected.

On being requested about her tainted previous, legislator Goel informed the reporters, “Following a police probe, she was given a clear chit within the case. We are under no circumstances taking any political benefit on this.”

With this, the BJP is now the single-largest party in the House having nine members followed by eight from Venod Sharma’s Haryana Jan Chetna Party (HJCP), two from Congress and one independent, earlier with the HDF.

There are three nominated councilors as well, two from the BJP and one from its ally Jannayak Janata Party (JJP), while mayor Shakti Rani Sharma belongs to the HJCP.

Political observers are of the opinion that nominated members do not have voting rights and if the mayor’s vote is counted, the BJP and the HJCP will be equal and it will be interesting to see where independent Toni Chaudhary chooses to vote.

Outgoing MC commissioner Neha said, “I’ve written two letters on the subject to the mayor in the last week of November. The elections can be held within 48 hours of her reply.”