Congress suffers setback as Akshay Bam pulls out of nomination and joins BJP.

In a major development for the Congress party in Madhya Pradesh, their candidate for the Indore Lok Sabha seat, Akshay Kanti Bam, has pulled out of the race just two weeks before the scheduled polling. It is believed that he will be joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) soon, as he was seen at their office in Indore after withdrawing his nomination. A photo shared by the BJP on social media shows Bam with MP Deputy Chief Minister Jagdish Devda, state cabinet minister Kailash Vijayvargiya, and other party leaders. Sources within the BJP have also confirmed that he will be joining their party.

Today marks the last day for candidates to withdraw their nomination for the Indore Lok Sabha seat, where the voting will take place on May 13th. The Indore Collector, Ashish Singh, has confirmed that Bam has indeed withdrawn his nomination. Accompanied by local BJP MLA Ramesh Mendola, Bam went to the Collector's office to officially withdraw his papers. On his way back, he left in a car with Mendola, avoiding questions from the media. It is worth noting that Mendola is a trusted associate of Vijayvargiya. Collector Singh has stated that three candidates, including Bam, have withdrawn their nominations following the proper procedures, which have also been recorded.

Vijayvargiya has shared a photo on his social media account with Bam sitting in a car with him and Mendola. He has extended a warm welcome to Bam to join the BJP and has praised the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, party national president JP Nadda, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, and state president VD Sharma. Meanwhile, security has been deployed outside Bam's residence in Patrakar Colony, and local Congress leaders have started gathering there.

The Congress had chosen Bam, a newcomer in the political arena, to contest against the sitting BJP MP Shankar Lalwani for the Indore Lok Sabha seat, which has always been a stronghold for the saffron party. This is the first time that Bam will be participating in an election. The Congress had offered him this opportunity at a time when many of their party workers, including three former MLAs, have defected to the BJP just before the Lok Sabha elections. Indore has the largest number of voters in the state, with 25.13 lakh electors. The BJP is confident about winning the seat with a margin of eight lakh votes this time.

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