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Politics
Jodhpur Municipal Election: BJP and Congress Neck-and-Neck, 44-43 Wards
✍️ Amar Ujala · Rajasthan
🗓 14 Sep 2026, 02:45 PM
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In Jodhpur's 100-ward municipal election, the Bharatiya Janata Party secured 44 seats while the Indian National Congress won 43, with 10 seats going to independents, leaving the race extremely tight.
The counting of votes in Jodhpur’s 100 wards is underway, with preliminary results showing a razor‑thin contest between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Indian National Congress (INC). The BJP has won 44 wards, while the INC has secured 43, leaving only 10 wards to independent candidates. A notable highlight is the victory of 21‑year‑old Saraswati Prajapat, who secured a seat for the BJP in one of the wards. The remaining three wards are still pending, and the final tally will determine the controlling party in the city’s municipal corporation. Analysts note that the narrow margin underscores the competitive political climate in Rajasthan’s largest city.