Vaishya Candidates Invited for Municipal Elections in Jaipur

In Jaipur, the International Vaishya Federation convened a crucial meeting to invite candidates for the upcoming municipal elections. The event, attended by prominent community leaders, aims to ensure adequate representation of Vaishya candidates in the elections. A significant conference is scheduled for August 23, where former and current councilors, along with political officials, will gather to discuss strategies and allocations for reserved seats. The federation emphasizes the importance of community unity and warns against political parties allocating reserved seats to individuals from other communities. This initiative highlights the Vaishya community's commitment to active participation in local governance.

By Narendra Chaudhary Aug 21, 2026, 13:14 IST

Invitation Extended to Vaishya Candidates for Municipal Elections

Jaipur. A significant meeting of the Municipal Election Coordination Committee of the International Vaishya Federation took place on Wednesday at a hotel on Ajmer Road. The gathering was attended by former mayor and ex-MLA Mohanlal Gupta, former mayor Nirmal Nahta, and deputy mayor Puneet Karnawat.

Dhruvdas Agarwal, the state in-charge of the Vaishya Federation, along with state president N.K. Gupta and general secretary Gopal Gupta, announced that a large conference for Vaishya candidates interested in contesting the municipal elections will be held on August 23 at the Khandelwal Vaishya Mahasabha Bhavan in Shastri Nagar. This event will specifically invite former and current councilors from six municipal corporations formed between 1994 and 2025, as well as former and current Vaishya MLAs and political party officials.
The federation's senior executive president Ramesh Tungawala and youth general secretary Kedar Gupta Vishnu Jaiswal emphasized that Jaipur is a stronghold of the Vaishya community, which maintains harmonious relations across various social and business sectors. They urged that at least 35-40 seats reserved for the general category be allocated to Vaishya candidates, warning that political parties should refrain from giving tickets to individuals from other communities for these reserved seats, or they may face opposition from the Brahmin, Rajput, and Vaishya communities.