Indore Congress candidate Akshay Kanti withdraws nomination, joins BJP

Indore Congress candidate Akshay Kanti Bam withdrew his nomination papers on Monday, quit the party and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Bam reached the district collector office along with sitting BJP MLA Ramesh Mendola to withdraw his nomination.Confirming the development, cabinet minister in the Madhya



Pradesh government, Kailash Vijayvargiya welcomed Bam into the party.

“We welcome Akshay Kanti Bam Ji Congress Lok Sabha candidate from Indore into the BJP under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, national BJP president JP Nadda and state president VD Sharma”, Vijayvargiya posted on his official X (formerly Twitter) account.