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BJP clinches majority in Banswara municipal council, eyes speaker post
✍️ Amar Ujala · Rajasthan
🗓 15 Sep 2026, 08:00 AM
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The Bharatiya Janata Party secured 34 of 60 wards in Banswara’s municipal council elections, giving it a clear majority. Party members are now debating who will assume the council’s speaker chair.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged victorious in the Banswara municipal council elections, winning 34 of the 60 contested wards, thereby securing a clear majority.
With this majority, the BJP is poised to control key council committees and advance its local agenda across the city.
Party officials are now focused on selecting a candidate for the council’s speaker post, a role that will preside over meetings and influence procedural decisions. Senior leaders have mentioned councilor Ramesh Patel and former mayor Sunita Singh as possible contenders, though a final decision remains pending.
With this majority, the BJP is poised to control key council committees and advance its local agenda across the city.
Party officials are now focused on selecting a candidate for the council’s speaker post, a role that will preside over meetings and influence procedural decisions. Senior leaders have mentioned councilor Ramesh Patel and former mayor Sunita Singh as possible contenders, though a final decision remains pending.