Congress cries foul as party's Indore nominee Akshay Bam defects to BJP

The Congress party faced another setback as its candidate, Akshay Kanti Bam, from the Indore Lok Sabha seat in Madhya Pradesh, withdrew his nomination and joined the BJP. Congress alleged that Bam was pressured due to pending cases against him, including a murder charge. This incident follows a similar defection of the Congress candidate in the Surat seat of Gujarat last week. Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate described these actions as a "threat to democracy," accusing the BJP of coercing candidates and their proposers.
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