In another blow for the Congress party, its candidate from the Indore constituency, Akshay Kanti Bam, withdrew his nomination for the seven-phased Lok Sabha elections 2024, announced District Election Officer Ashish Singh. Accompanied by BJP MLA Ramesh Mendola, Bam visited the Collector's office to formalise the withdrawal of his candidature. Following this action, Akshay Bam promptly joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), according to Madhya Pradesh Minister and BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya.
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00:00In another blow for the Congress party, its candidate from the Indore constituency, Akshay
00:08Kanti Bam, withdrew his nomination for the seven-phased Lok Sabha elections 2024, announced
00:15District Election Officer Ashish Singh.
00:18Accompanied by BJP MLA Ramesh Mandola, Bam visited the collector's office to formalise
00:23the withdrawal of his candidature.
00:26Following this action, Akshay Bam promptly joined the Bharatiya Janata Party, according
00:31to Madhya Pradesh Minister and BJP leader Kailash Vijay Varghia.
00:35We welcome Akshay Kanti Bam, Congress Lok Sabha candidate from Indore, into the BJP
00:40under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, National BJP President JP Nadda and
00:45State President VD Sharma, Vijay Varghia wrote in a post on X.
00:51The Congress announced his candidature from Indore in March this year.
00:55I thank the top leadership for giving me this opportunity.
00:58Victory and defeat are a part of politics.
01:00The most important thing is that people stand with you and people believe your words,"
01:04Akshay Bam had said.
01:06The Congress candidate had earlier asked for a ticket from Assembly Constituency No. 4
01:10of Indore but did not receive it.
01:12BJP has fielded the incumbent Member of Parliament Shankar Lalwani as its candidate from Indore's
01:17seat.
01:18Indore will go to polls in the fourth phase of general elections, i.e., May 13.
01:24Akshay Bam's withdrawal followed objections raised by BJP legal cell officials regarding
01:28his nomination form, which failed to mention Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code in a
01:33case dating back 17 years.
01:36Despite the omission, the district collector accepted his nomination as the section was
01:40added on the day of filing.
01:42The hearing on this matter is scheduled for May 10, just three days before the Indore
01:45voting.
01:47On April 27, a significant number of Sikhs, including members of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara
01:51Management Committee, joined the BJP.
01:53BJP chief JP Nadda highlighted the government's efforts to assist the minority community,
01:58crediting Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his dedicated work.
02:01The party reported that over 1,000 Sikhs have joined its ranks.
02:04Earlier this month, Congress candidate Nilesh Kumbhani withdrew from the Surat poll race
02:10after his candidature was rejected due to discrepancies found in the signatures of his
02:14proposers by the district returning officer.
02:17The party's substitute candidate for the seat, Suresh Patsala, also faced rejection
02:21of his nomination formally.