Rajasthan Civic Elections: BJP Expels 7 More Rebel Leaders for Six Years, Bringing Total Expulsions to 48 Amid Intense Polls

The Bharatiya Janata Party has intensified its disciplinary crackdown during the ongoing Rajasthan civic elections by expelling seven additional rebel leaders from the primary membership of the party for a period of six years. These individuals chose to run as independent candidates in direct opposition to the party's official nominees. This latest wave of disciplinary action—executed under the direct instructions of state party president Madan Rathod—includes five rebel candidates from the Ajmer Municipal Corporation alongside one each from the Jaitaran and Mundwa Municipal Councils, as the state navigates its high-stakes local body polls.High-Profile Ajmer Leaders and Municipal Figures Among ExpelledWith the first phase of voting successfully concluding on September 9 with a strong voter turnout of 76.41 percent, and the second and final phase scheduled for September 11, the party is maintaining a zero-tolerance policy toward organizational defiance. The latest list of expulsions brings the total number of penalised leaders to 48, following an earlier removal of 41 members on September 7. Among those freshly expelled from the Ajmer Municipal Corporation are prominent local figures such as former divisional president Arun Sharma (Ward 38), Neetu Mishra (Ward 41), former Ajmer city Mahila Morcha district president Seema Goswami (Ward 52), Ruby Jain (Ward 74), and Dharmendra Singh Chauhan 'Pancham' (Ward 75). Furthermore, the party took strict action against former councillor Rakesh Solanki from Jaitaran's Ward 17 and former Kisan Morcha state secretary Laxmi Narayan Mundel, who contested from Ward 8 in Nagaur's Mundwa municipality.Strict Zero-Tolerance Policy Against Anti-Party ActivitiesThe BJP leadership has reiterated that contesting elections against official candidates, backing rival independents, or actively working against authorized nominees constitutes gross indiscipline and severe anti-organisational activity. While previous disciplinary lists saw the heaviest concentration of actions in Jaipur with 26 expulsions, the ongoing statewide purge underscores the party's commitment to internal unity and electoral discipline as voters head to the polls for the final phase of the civic elections.