Archive · 14 Sep 2026
Congress Leads Ajmer Civic Polls as BJP Loses 36-Year Control
Congress won more seats than the BJP in Ajmer’s city election.
Congress won 37 wards, while the BJP won 32.
Independent candidates won 11 wards.
A party needs 41 seats to control the 80-member board.
Because neither major party reached that number, the Independents are very important.
The result ended the BJP’s 36-year run leading Ajmer’s municipal board.
About 65 percent of registered voters voted.
Congress and the BJP may now need to negotiate with the Independent councillors.
Congress won 37 of Ajmer’s 80 municipal wards, ahead of the BJP’s 32 seats.
Independents won 11 wards, leaving neither major party with the 41 seats needed for a majority.
The BJP’s result ended its 36-year control of Ajmer’s municipal board.
Voter turnout was 65.48%, with 2,86,823 of 4,38,039 registered voters casting ballots.
Independent winners, including former BJP councillor Ruby Jain, may decide which party forms the next board.
- Who
- The Indian National Congress, the Bharatiya Janata Party, Independent candidates and Ajmer voters.
- What
- Congress became the largest party in the Ajmer Municipal Corporation election, while Independents emerged as potential kingmakers.
- When
- The report concerns the latest Ajmer Municipal Corporation election; no specific election date is provided.
- Where
- Ajmer, Rajasthan, India.
- Why
- Neither Congress nor the BJP won the 41 seats required for a majority, making Independent councillors crucial to forming the municipal board.
- Congress seats
- 37 of 80 wards
- BJP seats
- 32 of 80 wards
- Independent seats
- 11 wards
- Majority mark
- 41 seats
- Previous BJP tally
- 48 seats in the previous election
- Registered voters
- 4,38,039
- Voter turnout
- 65.48%, with 2,86,823 votes cast
- BJP control
- The BJP had controlled Ajmer’s municipal board for 36 years