Butlera's supporters also joined the Aam Aadmi Party fold in the presence of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann. 

"The writing is on the wall that the BJP is on the way out," he said. 

While campaigning in the city, both Tandon and Tewari took digs at each other. While Tandon called him a “constituency hopper,” the latter questioned his close association with Anil Masih who rigged the mayoral polls