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Ajmer civic poll results spark horse-trading fears, Congress tightens watch
Congress has moved its newly elected Ajmer councillors into a guarded camp ahead of the mayoral election. A video of city president Dr Rajkumar Jaipal urging them to avoid inducements has intensified attention on cross-voting fears.
The results of the Ajmer Municipal Corporation elections have set off a political tug-of-war over the formation of the civic board and the election of the next mayor, with fears of cross-voting and horse-trading prompting the Congress to put its newly elected councillors under tight watch.
The Congress has moved its winning councillors into a guarded camp as the parties gear up for the mayoral election. Amid the heightened political activity, a video of Congress Ajmer city president Dr Rajkumar Jaipal addressing the newly elected councillors from inside the camp has surfaced on social media.