Rajesh Kalia, who was once a ragpicker, becomes Chandigarh Mayor

BJP's Rajesh Kalia, who has been elected as the Mayor of Chandigarh, used to pick rags at the dumping ground of Dadu Majra with his father before joining politics. The 46-year-old has studied till Class 12, joined RSS in 1984 and helped BJP in 1996 Municipal Corporation Chandigarh elections. He contested his first MC polls in 2011 from Dadu Majra.