Surat, April 22: The BJP has opened its account in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. The party’s candidate from Gujarat’s Surat constituency, Mukesh Dalal, has won the polls as all his opponents are now out of the fray.
Congratulating Dalal, Gujarat BJP chief CR Paatil said, “Congratulations and best wishes to Mukesh Dalal, candidate for Surat Lok Sabha seat, for being elected unopposed.”
While the Congress candidate’s form was rejected by the Returning Officer, the other eight candidates for the seat withdrew their nominations.
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Nilesh Kumbhani, the Congress candidate from Surat Lok Sabha seat, was unable to present even one of his three proposers before the election officer, after which his nomination form was cancelled.
