BJP candidate Mukesh Dalal wins Surat Lok Sabha seat unopposed
India, April 22 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Mukesh Dalal was elected unopposed from Gujarat's Surat Lok Sabha constituency after all other contenders withdrew their candidature.
The development comes after nominations of two Congress candidates were cancelled on Sunday, and eight other candidates withdrew their candidature on Monday.
Gujarat will go to polls on May 7.
Confirming the development, Gujarat BJP chief CR Paatil posted congratulatory messages for Dalal.
"Surat has offered the first lotus to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Congratulations to Surat Lok Sabha candidate Mukeshbhai Dalal for being elected unopposed," Paatil said on X (formerly Twitter).
"As all the eight candidates who had successfully filed their n...
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