
Two wealthy BJP members compete for Panchkula's mayoral ticket. Outgoing Mayor Kulbhushan Goyal, a real estate developer, won in 2020 with 2,057 votes. Shyam Lal Bansal, 70, a businessman with stone crusher operations, also submitted his candidacy. Both are among Panchkula's richest politicians with family roots in the city. The municipal corporation has twenty wards.