Overview
- Congress picked Sudha Bhardwaj for Panchkula, Kulwinder Kaur for Ambala and Kamal Diwan for Sonipat in the upcoming municipal corporation elections.
- Party leaders said Bhardwaj’s ticket was cleared by state in‑charge BK Hariprasad and announced by Haryana Congress chief Rao Narender Singh.
- The Ambala mayor’s post is reserved for a Backward Class Block‑B woman, and first‑time contender Kulwinder Kaur joined the party about six months ago.
- Kamal Diwan leads the District Congress Committee (Urban) in Sonipat and comes from a local political family, with his late father Devraj Diwan having served as an MLA.
- Polling for the mayoral races is scheduled for May 10, while the BJP and INLD have not named candidates in several contests, and former Panchkula mayor Kulbhushan Goyal is seeking the BJP ticket.