 In India, the mayor is leader of the council and has a number of roles, both legislative and functional.In most Indian states mayors are elected indirectly among the council members themselves except in eight states Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand; where mayors are elected directly by the public.In Indonesia, mayor (, formerly called "walikotamadya" and "walikota") is a regional head of a city or town.