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BJP Edges Congress by Less Than One Percent in Rajasthan Civic Polls
Rajasthan held elections for many local city governments.
The BJP received slightly more votes than Congress across the state.
The difference was less than one percentage point.
Independent candidates also received many votes.
In Jaipur, the BJP won the most declared wards and gained control of the municipal board.
Congress won fewer wards, while independents won 15.
Some results are still missing because voting machines had technical problems at five booths.
A re-poll will determine the final results in those places.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the results showed support for the BJP's governance and development policies.
The BJP won 35.18% of votes across 309 Rajasthan civic bodies, narrowly ahead of Congress at 34.24%.
The BJP's statewide margin was 99,615 votes, or 0.94 percentage points.
Independent candidates secured 27.38% of votes, while NOTA received 1.03%.
In Jaipur, the BJP won 78 of 146 declared wards, compared with 53 for Congress and 15 for independents.
Results for four Jaipur wards remain pending after technical problems with electronic voting machines at five booths.
- Who
- The Bharatiya Janata Party, Congress, independent candidates, and smaller parties contested the elections.
- What
- The BJP narrowly defeated Congress in Rajasthan's urban local body elections and won the most declared Jaipur municipal wards.
- Where
- Across 309 civic bodies in Rajasthan, including the Jaipur Municipal Corporation.
- When
- The results were reported after the recently concluded elections; the remaining Jaipur results will follow re-polling.
- Why
- The BJP attributed its performance to support for its governance and development policies; the report also linked NOTA support to local protests over new UGC regulations.
BJP Position
Congress and Alternative Vote Position
Interpretation of the result
BJP Position
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the mandate reflected support for the BJP's policies of good governance and development under the 'double-engine' government.
Congress and Alternative Vote Position
Congress finished only 0.94 percentage points behind the BJP statewide, while independent candidates won 27.38% of votes and became important competitors in several civic bodies.
Jaipur municipal control
BJP Position
The BJP won 78 declared wards and was reported to have won the Jaipur Municipal Corporation board.
Congress and Alternative Vote Position
Congress won 53 declared wards and independent candidates won 15; four ward results remain unresolved pending re-polling.
Voter dissatisfaction
BJP Position
The BJP's statewide vote share was the highest among the parties listed in the results.
Congress and Alternative Vote Position
NOTA received more votes than several smaller parties, with the report linking this support largely to local protests over new UGC regulations.
Key facts
- BJP statewide vote share
- 35.18%, or 3,735,567 votes
- Congress statewide vote share
- 34.24%, or 3,635,952 votes
- Winning margin
- 0.94 percentage points, or 99,615 votes
- Independent vote share
- 27.38%, or 2,906,787 votes
- NOTA vote share
- 1.03%, or 109,523 votes
- Jaipur declared wards
- 146 of 150
- Jaipur ward results
- BJP 78, Congress 53, independents 15
- Pending Jaipur results
- Four wards after EVM issues at five booths
Sources
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