In Bhilwara, grandfather and granddaughter filled out a form: In Bharatpur, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law filed nominations from the same ward; in Alwar, there was insistence on making the person who sweeps become a councilor.

Nominations for the municipal elections in Rajasthan began on Thursday. Candidates will have only three days to file their nominations. The commission has set August 27th to 31st as the deadline for filing nomination papers. However, candidates can only file nominations on August 27th, 29th, and 31st, excluding Raksha Bandhan on August 28th and Sunday on August 30th. In Bharatpur Municipal Corporation's Ward 17, a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law have filed their nominations. Vichitra Singh, wife of former Mayor Shiv Singh Bhont...