Dog Elected Mayor Of Small Rajasthan Town In Landslide Victory; Accepts Role Solemnly
Mayor Bruno's first act was to declare all cats personae non gratae within municipal limits.
In what political analysts are calling 'a refreshing change from the usual options,' a four-year-old golden retriever named Bruno won the mayoral election in Ramgarhia, a small town in Rajasthan's Sikar district, after receiving 847 write-in votes across two polling booths. Bruno, who was put forward as a joke candidate by a local college student group, defeated three incumbent candidates. He accepted the win with what observers described as 'great solemnity and a single slow tail wag.' His first executive action was a formal memo declaring all cats personae non gratae within municipal limits. The state government has called for a recount. The town's residents have reportedly never been more engaged in local governance.