[4][5] Renu Dahal of CPN (Maoist Centre) was re-elected as mayor winning 48.3% of the votes and Nepali Congress gained control of the council.

Behind Poudel is a team of former presidents of Chitwan Congress Krishnalal Sapkota and Tikaram Neupane, former district secretary Anand Raj Raut, former MP Bhim Bahadur Shrestha, leader Meena Kharel, former president of Tarun Dal Shambhu Aryal and others.

Subedi, a former member of Provincial Assembly of Bagmati Province is the mayoral candidate from CPN (UML).

National level news agency, Setopati conducted opinion poll among 242 people of Bharatpur of different areas which gave a conclusion that majority Nepali Congress voters were undecided.

Few voters criticized Puspa Kamal Dahal's statement of accident in country again if his daughter Renu lost the election.

This brought a conclusion that even CPN (UML) could vote Jagannath Paudel in contrition that they were sure of themself not to win.