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BJP’s Anusuya Goswami Wins Kota Mayor Election by 30 Votes over Congress Candidate
✍️ Amar Ujala · Kota
🗓 25 Sep 2026, 01:16 PM
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In the Kota municipal mayor race, BJP’s Anusuya Goswami secured 65 votes against Congress’s Sunita Suman’s 35, clinching a 30‑vote margin.
The recent mayoral election for Kota Municipal Corporation concluded with BJP candidate Anusuya Goswami emerging victorious. She received 65 votes from the elected corporators, while her Congress rival Sunita Suman managed 35 votes, giving Goswami a clear 30‑vote lead.
The result has sparked a lively debate over cross‑voting patterns within the corporation, with party workers and analysts questioning how several members deviated from expected party lines. Observers note that such cross‑voting could signal shifting alliances at the local level.
Goswami’s win strengthens the BJP’s foothold in Rajasthan’s second‑largest city and is expected to influence the municipality’s policy agenda for the coming term, particularly in areas such as urban infrastructure and civic services.
The result has sparked a lively debate over cross‑voting patterns within the corporation, with party workers and analysts questioning how several members deviated from expected party lines. Observers note that such cross‑voting could signal shifting alliances at the local level.
Goswami’s win strengthens the BJP’s foothold in Rajasthan’s second‑largest city and is expected to influence the municipality’s policy agenda for the coming term, particularly in areas such as urban infrastructure and civic services.