Days after the nomination of the Samajwadi Party candidate from Madhya Pradesh’s Khajuraho Lok Sabha constituency was rejected, the Congress on Monday extended its support to the All India Forward Bloc nominee, RB Prajapati, a former IAS officer, and said he will be the joint candidate of the INDIA bloc on the seat.
In a statement, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said, “The Indian National Congress had left the Khajuraho Lok Sabha seat to its INDIA group ally Samajwadi Party. Unfortunately, in a blatant display of power and going against all norms of democracy, the BJP managed to get the nomination of the SP candidate rejected.” All India Forward Bloc nominee R B Prajapati will now be the joint candidate of the INDIA group for the Khajuraho Lok Sabha seat in Madhya Pradesh, he announced.
The nomination of the Samajwadi Party’s candidate from Khajuraho, Meera Yadav, was rejected by the returning officer on April 5. Polling for the seat will be held in the second phase, on April 26.