New Delhi: Jaipur and Jodhpur have emerged as the biggest battlegrounds in Rajasthan’s civic election results. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress are fighting a close ward-by-ward contest in the two cities. Every declared result is changing the numbers on the board.
In Jaipur, BJP candidates Neeraj Agarwal from Ward 121 and Vijay Agarwal from Ward 31 have registered victory. Congress candidates Rakesh Lata from Ward 21 and Durgesh Sharma from Ward 101 have also won. It shows that the contest is not moving in one direction across the city. Jodhpur is also seeing a tight contest. Early numbers put Congress ahead with six declared wins, while the BJP has four. The counting is in progress.
Jaipur has 150 wards and 723 candidates, while Jodhpur has 100 wards. Jodhpur recorded 71.10% voter turnout on September 11, compared with 62.88% in Jaipur. The Jaipur contest has an added political angle this year after the BJP and the Congress fought the first election for the unified 150-member Jaipur Municipal Corporation. They were merged into one corporation in 2025. Earlier reporting noted: Rajasthan Local Body Election Results 2026 Live Updates: Congress big win after 35 years in Ajmer Rajasthan Local Body Election Results 2026 Live Updates : Vote counting for the Rajasthan urban local body elections will begin at 8 am on Monday (September 14). The elections were held in two phases on September 9 and 11. Earlier reporting noted: The Rajasthan State Election Commission has conducted polls across 309 urban local bodies, including 10 municipal corporations, 51 municipal councils and 248 municipalities. Voters have elected councillors for 10,245 wards, with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress (which is in Opposition in the state) competing for control of several major cities.
Jaipur and Jodhpur could decide the political balance in Rajasthan’s civic polls. The results will show which party has gained ground in the two major cities. As counting continues, Jaipur and Jodhpur will be the main cities to watch. The final results will show which party has enough seats to control the civic bodies. They will also give an early idea of the BJP-Congress contest in Rajasthan’s urban areas. The results will decide control of municipal bodies across the state.
The two civic bodies, the Jaipur Municipal Corporation Greater and the Jaipur Municipal Corporation Heritage, had earlier been separate.
The BJP has won 20 wards in Jaipur while Congress has secured seven as counting progresses. These numbers are from the initial counting and are expected to change as more of the 150 wards are counted.
