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BJP Councillor Archa Badhgujar Files Chairman Nomination on Congress Symbol, Family Accuses Police
✍️ Amar Ujala · Jaipur
🗓 17 Sep 2026, 07:31 PM
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In Jaipur, BJP councillor Archa Badhgujar submitted a nomination for the city council chairman position under the Congress symbol after internal disagreements within her party, sparking allegations from her family that police forced her to do so.
Archa Badhgujar, a councillor elected on a BJP ticket, found herself without party backing for the upcoming chairman election in Jaipur Municipal Corporation. Facing a deadlock within the BJP ranks, she opted to file her nomination under the Congress symbol instead.
The move was unexpected, as Badhgujar had previously campaigned as a BJP candidate. Her decision to switch symbols was reportedly driven by a lack of consensus on her candidacy within her own party.
After the nomination was filed, Badhgujar’s family released a statement accusing the police of coercing her into submitting the form. They claim that officers intervened and forced her to complete the paperwork.
No official response has been issued by the BJP or the municipal authorities yet, and the matter is currently under investigation. The incident has drawn attention to the internal dynamics of local party politics in Jaipur.
The move was unexpected, as Badhgujar had previously campaigned as a BJP candidate. Her decision to switch symbols was reportedly driven by a lack of consensus on her candidacy within her own party.
After the nomination was filed, Badhgujar’s family released a statement accusing the police of coercing her into submitting the form. They claim that officers intervened and forced her to complete the paperwork.
No official response has been issued by the BJP or the municipal authorities yet, and the matter is currently under investigation. The incident has drawn attention to the internal dynamics of local party politics in Jaipur.