Archive · 10 Sep 2026
BJP Expels Seven More Rebels, Bringing Rajasthan Total To 48
The Bharatiya Janata Party expelled seven more people during Rajasthan’s civic elections.
These people were running as Independents against candidates officially chosen by the party.
They were removed from the party for six years.
Five of them were contesting in Ajmer, and one each was contesting in Jaitaran and Mundwa.
The party had already expelled 41 other people.
This brings the total number expelled to 48.
BJP leaders said these actions were needed to enforce party discipline.
The party said working against its official candidates was a serious violation of its rules.
The BJP expelled seven more rebel candidates contesting as Independents against its official nominees in Rajasthan civic elections.
The expelled leaders were removed from the party’s primary membership for six years.
Five expelled candidates are from Ajmer Municipal Corporation, while one each is from Jaitaran and Mundwa municipalities.
The latest action raises the total number of BJP expulsions during the elections to 48, after 41 were removed earlier.
The party described contesting against, supporting, or fielding relatives against official nominees as anti-organisational activity and gross indiscipline.
- Who
- The Bharatiya Janata Party expelled seven rebel candidates, under an order issued by State General Secretary Shravan Singh Bagdi on instructions from State President Madan Rathore.
- What
- Seven leaders were expelled from the BJP’s primary membership for six years, raising the total number expelled to 48.
- When
- The earlier 41 expulsions were announced on September 7; the date of the latest seven expulsions is not specified.
- Where
- The latest expulsions involved candidates from Ajmer Municipal Corporation and the Jaitaran and Mundwa municipalities in Rajasthan.
- Why
- The BJP said the leaders were contesting against, supporting, or otherwise working against the party’s authorised candidates, which it classified as gross indiscipline.
- Latest expulsions
- Seven BJP rebel candidates
- Total expelled
- 48 leaders and party workers
- Penalty
- Removal from primary membership for six years
- Ajmer candidates
- Arun Sharma, Neetu Mishra, Seema Goswami, Ruby Jain and Dharmendra Singh Chauhan
- Other municipalities
- Rakesh Solanki from Jaitaran and Lakshmi Narayan Mundel from Mundwa
- Earlier action
- 41 people were expelled on September 7
- Party rationale
- The BJP classified campaigning against official nominees as anti-organisational activity and gross indiscipline