Jaipur: Elections for chairpersons of 305 urban local bodies (ULBs) across Rajasthan will be held Monday from 10am to 2pm, with 592 candidates in the fray and 32 chairpersons already elected unopposed, according to the State Election Commission (SEC). Of the 32 unopposed victories, BJP secured 28 chairperson posts, while Congress and independents have won…

Jaipur: The state BJP is set to review its organisational performance across assembly constituencies following the urban local body election results, with a report to be sent to the party’s central leadership in Delhi.While BJP emerged as the single-largest party in the civic polls, the results also exposed pockets where it failed to secure a…

Jaipur: Rajasthan Congress Sunday accused the BJP-led state govt of using police and administrative machinery to pressure newly elected councillors ahead of Monday’s mayor and chairperson elections, alleging such attempts were being made at several places where numbers are closely stacked.PCC chief Govind Singh Dotasra alleged that police teams entered hotels at 25 locations where…

Ajmer: With the Ajmer Municipal Corporation (AMC) mayoral election scheduled for Monday, Congress and BJP Sunday worked on plans to bring their councillors directly to the polling centre amid a close contest for the 41 votes needed for a majority.Congress councillors returned from Bengaluru and will be kept at locations near Ajmer before being taken…

Jhunjhunu: Tension erupted outside a resort in Dhanani village in Sikar’s Laxmangarh subdivision Sunday after BJP supporters allegedly tried to forcibly enter a camp where newly elected Congress councillors of the Losal municipality were staying.A heated argument broke out between BJP and Congress supporters at the resort gate. Laxmangarh police reached the spot after being…