Jaipur: Relatives of a BJP rebel stated that they would accept defeat but not support the party. The Hawamahal MLA had arrived to console them. In Jodhpur, candidates went to receive their election symbols while prostrating themselves.

In Rajasthan, 38,891 candidates are in the electoral fray across 10,245 wards of 309 local bodies. In several wards, rebel candidates are increasing trouble for Congress and BJP. In Jaipur, MLA Balmukund Acharya visited the house of Jitu Saini, a BJP rebel candidate contesting from Ward No. 134 of Hawa Mahal Assembly constituency, to persuade him. The MLA assured Jitu Saini that he would be nominated as a councilor and provided with councilor-like facilities, but his...