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Big upset in Ajmer: BJP wins Mayor poll with 43 votes as all 11 independents back party in jolt to Congress

The BJP will have its mayor in Ajmer after its candidate secured 43 votes in the mayoral election on Monday, with all 11 independent councillors voting in favour of the party. The BJP had 32 councillors in the Ajmer Municipal Corporation after the civic polls, but its tally rose to 43 in the mayoral vote, indicating that all 11 independents backed the BJP. The Congress secured 37 votes.