Veteran Congress leader Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday sought President Droupadi Murmu’s intervention over the delay in conducting elections to the Panchayat Raj institutions and urban local bodies in Rajasthan. Mr. Gehlot said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government had failed to hold the polls despite the High Court’s direction.
The Opposition Congress has launched a State-wide campaign targeting the government over the delay and alleged that the postponement of elections amounted to an attack on democracy. Several Congress leaders have stated that the BJP fears its defeat because of its “misgovernance” during the last two-and-a-half years.
The Rajasthan High Court had on November 14, 2025 decided a batch of 439 petitions and directed the State government to complete the delimitation process by December 31, 2025, and conduct elections by April 15, 2026. The Supreme Court later upheld the High Court’s order.
Talking to journalists at his residence in Civil Lines here, Mr. Gehlot criticised the BJP government for not conducting the polls despite directions from both the High Court and the Supreme Court. “The President and the Governor should intervene in the matter… Elections should have been held on time,” Mr. Gehlot said.
