# Tewari to lead Chandigarh poll panel, Bansal in political committee

2026-08-08T14:07:07+00:00 | Politics | Indian Opinion Desk

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The Congress high command has set up two committees for the Chandigarh municipal corporation elections due in December. Manish Tewari, the sitting MP, will head the State Election Committee, while former Union minister Pawan Kumar Bansal, 78, has been placed in the Political Affairs Committee but not in the poll panel. The move is seen as a balancing act after Tewari got the party ticket for the 2024 Lok Sabha seat over Bansal, triggering resignations and expulsions of Bansal supporters. Leaders aligned with Tewari dominate both panels as the party prepares candidates for all 35 wards.

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- hindustantimes.com <https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/chandigarh-congress-brings-bansal-back-into-key-panel-tewari-in-charge-of-poll-panel-101786131556967.html>

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