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BJP mistakenly allocates wrong election symbol to candidate in Jaipur, later rectifies
✍️ Amar Ujala · Jaipur
🗓 31 Aug 2026, 05:44 PM
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During the 2026 Rajasthan municipal elections, the BJP in Jaipur mistakenly assigned an election symbol to the wrong candidate and subsequently corrected the error.
The Rajasthan municipal elections, covering 309 urban bodies, have entered a critical phase as parties gear up for the 2026 polls. In Jaipur, the state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) inadvertently communicated the official election symbol to a candidate who was not slated to receive it. The mistake was identified shortly after the phone-based ticket notifications were sent to selected aspirants.
Party officials acted quickly to amend the error, issuing a corrected symbol assignment to the intended candidate. The BJP has not yet released a public list of its nominees for the municipal contests, opting instead for direct phone communication to avoid internal leaks and potential sabotage.
The incident underscores the heightened sensitivity surrounding candidate selection in Rajasthan's urban elections, where both the BJP and the Congress are keeping their official rosters under wraps pending final confirmation.
Party officials acted quickly to amend the error, issuing a corrected symbol assignment to the intended candidate. The BJP has not yet released a public list of its nominees for the municipal contests, opting instead for direct phone communication to avoid internal leaks and potential sabotage.
The incident underscores the heightened sensitivity surrounding candidate selection in Rajasthan's urban elections, where both the BJP and the Congress are keeping their official rosters under wraps pending final confirmation.