Big Blow to Congress as Indore Candidate Withdraws Nomination, Joins BJP

Amid the Lok Sabha Elections 2024, the Congress in Madhya Pradesh suffered a significant setback after its candidate for the Indore parliamentary seat, Akshay Kanti Bam withdrew his nomination on Monday.

District Election Officer Ashish Singh confirmed the withdrawal, stating, "Congress nominee Akshay Kanti Bam has withdrawn his candidacy for the Indore Lok Sabha seat."

Concurrently, state cabinet minister Kailash Vijayvargiya shared a photo with Bam on platform ‘X’, extending a warm welcome to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Vijayvargiya's post on X read, "Congress candidate from Indore Lok Sabha, Akshay Kanti Bam is welcomed to the BJP under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, National President J P Nadda, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav and State President VD Sharma.”

इंदौर से कांग्रेस के लोकसभा प्रत्याशी श्री अक्षय कांति बम जी का माननीय प्रधानमंत्री श्री @narendramodi जी, राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष श्री @JPNadda जी, मुख्यमंत्री @DrMohanYadav51 जी व प्रदेश अध्यक्ष श्री @vdsharmabjp जी के नेतृत्व में भाजपा में स्वागत है। pic.twitter.com/1isbdLXphb

— Kailash Vijayvargiya (Modi Ka Parivar) (@KailashOnline) April 29, 2024

Indore will go to polls in the fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections on May 13 with seven other parliamentary seats in the state.

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