BJP’s Namita Bubakia has won the Pali mayor election after securing support from 12 independent councillors. Congress had emerged as the largest party with 29 seats.
BJP candidate Hemaram Choudhary wins Jodhpur Ward 50 after re-polling, giving BJP 45 wards against Congress' 44 in the 100-member municipal corporation.
BSP chief Mayawati congratulated party workers after BSP candidates won 19 seats in Rajasthan civic polls and alleged irregularities during recounting.
Former Delhi University Teachers’ Association (DUTA) president and senior professor Aditya Narayan Mishra on Monday joined the Congress along with several prominent academicians, promising to revive the “crumbling” education system.
Tensions erupted in Sikar shortly after the municipal election results were announced, with supporters of the Congress and an Independent candidate clashing in Ward 17.
In a major shake-up, Congress has managed to retain control of Jhalawar, the stronghold of former Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, as results for Rajasthan's 47 Municipal Councils and 252 Municipalities have started coming in.
Counting is underway for Rajasthan's 309 urban local bodies, with early BJP and Congress victories emerging as the State Election Commission updates results.
The Bombay High Court has rejected Rahul Gandhi’s plea challenging a criminal defamation case over alleged remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The proceedings will continue before the Girgaon Magistrate Court
SAD and Congress have targeted the Punjab government over the drug menace after a Sangrur man died by suicide, demanding CM Bhagwant Mann’s resignation and Finance Minister Harpal Cheema’s arrest.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday took a jibe at the Congress after the party appointed Sachin Pilot as the new Punjab in-charge, replacing former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, saying that the grand old party "knows how to play 'musical chairs' very well".
