Chandigarh

Who Runs Chandigarh? The 2026 Mayor Election, the Administrator and the Article 240 Row, Explained

Chandigarh is a Union Territory, the shared capital of Punjab and Haryana, and a city with its own elected mayor. Here is how the city is governed, what happened in the 2026 mayor election, why the Article 240 proposal caused an uproar, and what comes next.