Jaipur: The BJP may have emerged as the larger winner in Rajasthan’s urban local body elections, but the numbers tell a more complicated political story. With the BJP securing 35.30 per cent of the vote against 34.36 per cent for Congress, the gap between the two principal parties is just 0.94 percentage points, a margin.
In a significant development, the Rajasthan High Court on Friday directed the state government and the State Election Commission to conduct panchayat and urban local body elections by July 31, rejecting the government’s request to defer the polls until December.
The political atmosphere in Punjab is currently charged due to the ongoing local body elections. Following the scrutiny of nomination papers yesterday—May 18—today marks the deadline for the withdrawal of nominations. Currently, 10,809 candidates remain in the fray for Punjab’s local body polls, with political parties vying to give each other a fierce contest, particularly.
Aam Aadmi Party has announced its first list of candidates for the upcoming urban local body elections in Punjab. The party released the names of candidates who will contest the municipal elections across different cities and towns in the state. The announcement marks the beginning of AAP’s election campaign for the urban civic polls. Party.
Jalandhar: Elections will be held across 99 wards spanning Jalandhar’s 5 municipal councils and 2 Nagar Panchayats. On the first day of the process, Wednesday (May 13), no candidate filed nominations. Divya P, Additional Deputy Commissioner (Rural Development) ‘cum’ Additional District Election Officer, Jalandhar, stated that candidates may file their nomination papers until May 16,.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Gujarat on Wednesday convened a meeting of its State Election Committee to begin deliberations on appointing key office-bearers across local bodies following its recent electoral success.
Shimla: The scrutiny of nomination papers for 51 urban local bodies in Himachal Pradesh is taking place today (Monday). During this process, any nominations found to be invalid will be rejected. A total of 1,426 aspirants have filed nominations for 449 posts across these 51 bodies. Kangra district has recorded the highest number of nominations,.
New Delhi: Gujarat Local Body Election 2026 results showed a massive win for the Bharatiya Janata Party across municipalities and nagarpalikas. In municipality seats, BJP won 937 out of 1044 total seats, while Indian National Congress secured 95 seats and Aam Aadmi Party managed 6 seats. In Nagarpalika results, BJP again dominated with 1976 seats.
Una, Gujarat: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday alleged that Ajay, its candidate for local body elections in Gujarat’s Una, was injured in a firing incident. AAP Delhi MLA Gopal Rai slammed the BJP, alleging that the police failed to register an FIR into the Wednesday night’s incident. In an X post, Gopal Rai accused.
Shimla, April 22: The Himachal Pradesh government has introduced a new incentive scheme aimed at encouraging unopposed (unanimous) Panchayat elections in the state. Under this initiative, Panchayati Raj institutions elected without contest will receive financial rewards of up to ₹1 crore, depending on the level of the body. Objective of the Scheme The main goal.
