Jaipur: BJP has returned to power in Jaipur Municipal Corporation, but its victory is thinner than the headline number suggests.In the 150-member corporation, where the majority mark is 76, BJP won 78 wards — just two above the halfway mark. Congress secured 53 seats and independents won 15. Repolling has been ordered in four wards…
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Jaipur: Leader of Opposition Tikaram Jully Monday alleged that police and administrative machinery were being used to pressure Congress councillors in Alwar ahead of urban local body board formation.Jully took Congress councillors to the Alwar SP’s office, alleging BJP leaders were trying to break the Congress camp after failing to secure clear majorities in some…
Jaipur: Three Gen Z candidates — two from Congress and one from BJP — have won their first electoral battles in the Jaipur Municipal Corporation elections, bringing a new generation of young councillors into civic politics. Palak Yadav Ward No 10 Congress had fielded six Gen Z candidates, of whom 21-year-old Faiz Hasan and 22-year-old…
Jaipur: Former mayor Jyoti Khandelwal faced a big setback Monday, as she was defeated by Congress candidate Sunita Methi in JMC ward 110 by a margin of 2,706 votes. Methi’s husband Arvind Methi was a councillor in the now defunct JMC Heritage.Khandelwal, who previously served as Jaipur mayor in 2009 on a Congress ticket, transitioned…
