The results for all 80 wards of the Ajmer Municipal Corporation election have been declared, with the Congress emerging as the largest party. The Congress won 37 wards, while the BJP secured 32 seats. Candidates from other parties and Independents won 11 wards.
The results mark a significant shift from the 2021 Ajmer Municipal Corporation election, when the BJP had emerged as the largest party by winning 48 of the 80 wards. The Congress had secured 18 seats, while the Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP) won one ward and Independents bagged 13 seats.
Congress emerges as largest party in Ajmer
With the results of all 80 wards now out, the Congress has finished ahead of the BJP in the Ajmer Municipal Corporation. The party's tally of 37 seats is 19 more than its performance in the 2021 civic polls. The BJP, meanwhile, has won 32 wards this time, compared with 48 seats in the previous election. Other candidates and Independents have secured 11 wards.
The final numbers have changed the political balance in the Ajmer Municipal Corporation. While the Congress has emerged as the largest party, the BJP remains a significant force with victories in 32 wards.
Ajmer civic poll results put Independents in the spotlight
The BJP's 36-year hold over the Ajmer civic body has been shaken after the Congress emerged as the largest party in the 80-member municipal corporation. Congress won 37 wards, while the BJP secured 32 and Independents won 11. With no party crossing the majority mark, the Independents now hold the key to determining the political equation in the Ajmer Municipal Corporation. The BJP's setback is particularly significant as it had won 48 wards in the previous election.
What happened in the 2021 Ajmer civic election?
In the previous Ajmer Municipal Corporation election held in 2021, the BJP won 48 of the 80 wards and emerged as the largest party. The Congress had won 18 wards, while the RLP secured one seat. Independents had won 13 wards. The 2026 results therefore represent a major change in the seat distribution. The Congress has increased its tally from 18 to 37 wards, while the BJP's tally has fallen from 48 to 32.
The results of the 80 wards will now set the stage for the election of the mayor. The mayor and chairperson elections for Rajasthan's urban local bodies will be held on September 21. Elections for deputy mayor, deputy chairperson and vice-president posts will be held on September 22.
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