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Mukesh Dalal of the BJP has been declared elected uncontested from the Surat Lok Sabha seat after all eight remaining candidates withdrew their nominations. This is a rare occurrence in Indian elections, with only 23 such instances since Independence. The withdrawal of candidates has raised allegations of pressure from the BJP, with the BSP claiming its nominee was pressured to withdraw. Meanwhile, the Congress has moved the Election Commission seeking to postpone elections on the seat, alleging the cancellation of its candidate’s nomination was unjust.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has stated that the BJP is experiencing panic following the initial phase of Lok Sabha elections, predicting their impending defeat. She dismissed the Sandeshkhali controversy as a BJP tactic to discredit her government during the election period.

Mukesh Dalal has secured a landslide victory in the Surat Lok Sabha by-election after all other candidates withdrew their nominations. The BJP candidate was congratulated by party president CR Paatil and Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel. The Congress, which initially had two candidates in the race, was forced to withdraw both after their nominations were invalidated due to irregularities.

Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh has accused the BJP of ‘murdering’ democracy and claimed that the party plans to change the Constitution if voted to power. Speaking to reporters at Nagpur airport, Singh alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remark on the redistribution of wealth to minorities shows that he has realized he is losing the Lok Sabha elections. Singh claimed that the BJP has looted the country’s resources and given it to one of Modi’s friends. He also slammed the BJP for leveling allegations of corruption against the AAP government in Delhi over the fire at the landfill in Ghazipur.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has praised Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for bringing development to the state. Addressing an election rally in Aligarh, PM Modi said that UP is becoming a hub of self-reliant India and self-reliant Army under BJP’s leadership. He also highlighted the success of the Yogi government’s One District, One Product mission.