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Rajasthan Elections: Quran and Temple Oaths Fuel Loyalty Politics After Cross-Voting.
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News18•23-09-2026, 18:57
Rajasthan Elections: Quran and Temple Oaths Fuel Loyalty Politics After Cross-Voting.
- •Two separate cases related to proving loyalty in Pali and Sirohi, Rajasthan, are being discussed after the elections.
- •In Pali, amidst cross-voting allegations, a family claimed to have voted for the Congress candidate by placing their hand on the Quran Sharif.
- •In Sirohi, the matter of 5 BJP councilors taking an oath in a temple before the elections came into discussion after the election results.
- •BJP candidate Pooja Mali received 5 votes in Sirohi, despite there reportedly being a total of 10 BJP councilors.
- •The five councilors who took an oath in the temple did not include candidate Pooja Mali, intensifying political discussions about their votes after the election results.
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Following allegations of cross-voting in Ward No. 29 concerning Congress candidate Shaina Bano, a family released a video where they placed their hand on the Quran Sharif to claim they voted for the Congress candidate.
Before the Sirohi Municipal Council chairman election, 5 BJP councilors visited the Shaneshwar Ji Mahadev Temple to take an oath. After the election results showed the BJP candidate received 5 votes out of 10 councilors, this oath became a major topic of political discussion.
The five councilors who visited the Shaneshwar Ji Mahadev Temple to take an oath were Poonam Anil Prajapat of Ward 1, Manish Prajapat of Ward 16, Gaurav of Ward 17, Santosh of Ward 19, and Sunil Gupta of Ward 21.
