Tyagi continued to exercise mayoral powers until 23 December 1994, when the first meeting of the elected body of the Corporation was held.

[13] Ravi Kant Sharma served as Mayor of Chandigarh till 2021[14] upon succeeding Raj Bala Malik.

Of the five-year term of the Municipal Corporation, Office of the Mayor, for the first and fourth years, is reserved for women.

He is the chief executive officer who is responsible for the passing and implementation of the annual municipal corporation budget, its policies and programmes.

[20] Sitting mayor Ravi Kant Sharma from BJP lost his seat to AAP candidate Damanpreet Singh.

The prime responsibilities of the civic body are to ensure cleanliness and sanitation in the city, illumination of street lights, maintenance of parks, and sewerage disposal.

[30] The pilot project for the 24x7 water supply is expected to begin in Chandigarh in May 2021, which was initially to start in September 2020 and end in March 2022.

On 8 April 2021, Chandigarh Smart City Ltd (CSCL) opened the bid by the joint venture firm between SB Engineering and Tap Presstressed Pvt Ltd that quoted a value lower than the reserved price of ₹162 crores.

The increase in the waste collection charges, water tariff and property tax rates during the last five years made the voters against the incumbent BJP.

[32] The increased expenditure for the basic amenities and these tariff hikes led to a strong discontent among the voters.

[32] The government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in India damaged BJP's image as the voters felt that they were not given desired help in getting the hospital beds and medical oxygen from their elected representatives.