Archive · 15 Sep 2026
BJP Secures Kota, Gains Majority After Bundi Independents Join
The BJP won enough seats to control the municipal corporation in Kota.
It won 55 of the 100 wards, while Congress won 40 and Independents won three.
The result in Ward 87 was delayed because an electronic voting machine stopped working.
Congress leaders protested and asked officials to make sure the counting was fair.
In Bundi, the BJP won 29 wards, which was not initially enough for a majority.
Three Independent winners later joined the BJP, giving it enough seats to form the board.
Some Congress and Independent candidates still won important contests.
The results also included victories over experienced BJP candidates.
The BJP won 55 of Kota Municipal Corporation’s 100 wards, compared with 40 for Congress and three for Independents.
Counting in Kota’s Ward 87 was delayed after an EVM malfunction, prompting Congress protests and demands for transparency.
Congress candidate Laxmi Sharma alleged that the BJP had acted improperly to defeat her in Ward 87.
The BJP won 29 wards in Bundi, then reached a majority after three Independents joined the party.
Congress and Independent candidates won several notable wards, including victories over BJP veterans in Kota and Bundi.
- Who
- The Bharatiya Janata Party, Indian National Congress and Independent candidates contested the municipal elections; officials handled the disputed Ward 87 count.
- What
- The BJP secured control of Kota’s municipal corporation and gained a majority in Bundi after three Independents joined it.
- When
- The results were reported on September 14; the articles do not specify the year.
- Where
- Kota Municipal Corporation and Bundi municipal council, Rajasthan.
- Why
- The BJP gained majorities through its ward wins in Kota and through the support of three Independent candidates in Bundi; Congress disputed the handling of Kota’s Ward 87 count.
Congress and Opposition Claims
BJP Gains and Official Process
Ward 87 counting
Congress and Opposition Claims
Congress candidate Laxmi Sharma alleged that the BJP had played an improper game to defeat her and demanded transparency after the EVM malfunction.
BJP Gains and Official Process
The result was put on hold after the machine malfunctioned, and officials sealed it in the presence of the collector and additional district magistrate before sending a report to the Election Commission.
Control of Bundi council
Congress and Opposition Claims
Congress leaders said the party could form the board but blamed ticket-distribution problems and the concentration of nominations among a few families for weakening its position.
BJP Gains and Official Process
The BJP became the largest party with 29 wards, and three Independent winners later joined it, giving the party a majority to form the board.
Overall election outcome
Congress and Opposition Claims
Congress and Independent candidates highlighted victories in key wards, including Congress’s Arpit Jain defeating former deputy mayor Yogendra Khinchi in Kota.
BJP Gains and Official Process
The BJP crossed the majority threshold in Kota and secured control of Bundi after attracting Independent councillors.
- Kota BJP result
- 55 of 100 wards
- Kota Congress result
- 40 wards
- Kota Independent result
- Three wards
- Disputed ward
- Ward 87; counting was held after an EVM malfunction
- Bundi BJP result
- 29 wards, initially two short of a majority
- Bundi Independent support
- Prabhat Devi, Aatmaram Chopdar and Vishal Sharma joined the BJP
- Notable Kota contest
- BJP candidate Vivek Rajvanshi defeated Congress’s Manish by 2,226 votes in Ward 54