Shocking Allegations: Is BJP 'forcing' candidates to withdraw in Amit Shah's constituency?

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Gujarat’s Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seat is a crucial BJP stronghold.

It hasn’t just granted consecutive victories to the party since 1989 – with six terms for Lal Krishna Advani and the most recent to union home minister Amit Shah with a margin of over five lakh votes – but also stands as a showcase for PM Narendra Modi’s flagship projects such as GIFT City and the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Sports Enclave in Motera.

But there have been allegations of coercion this time in Gandhinagar, where the BJP hopes Shah will win with a margin of 10 lakh votes, in a state where the opposition has repeatedly failed to breach a saffron citadel.

A total of 39 candidates had filed their nominations from the seat, but only 14 now remain as contestants after 16 withdrew their nominations while nine were cancelled. And of the 16 who had withdrawn their nomination, Newslaundry spoke to 10, of which five alleged they were under pressure from the BJP.

Notably, no complaint has been filed. And the police asserted that they were acting impartially. The election officer reiterated the same.

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