Former MP and BSP party candidate leader Manda Jagannatham’s nomination has been rejected by the election commission in Nagarkurnool. He filed his nomination without the required B-form and the EC officials rejected it after scrutiny.
Another person named Yusuf filed his nomination with the proper B-form from the BSP, leaving Jagannatham with no chance to contest as an independent candidate. Only 5 voters signed his nomination papers, falling short of the required 10 signatures for independent candidates. This led to him losing the opportunity to run as an MP candidate.
About 10 days ago, Manda Jagannatham switched from the Congress party to the BSP after joining the Congress party during the Assembly elections. His son Srinath did not receive the Alampur Assembly ticket, prompting him to leave the BRS party and join Congress.
When the Congress party did not give him the Nagarkurnool Lok Sabha seat, he switched to the BSP. In Rajasthan, he joined the BSP in the presence of party chief Mayawati at the Alwar district headquarters. Mayawati immediately announced that he would be given the Nagarkurnool seat.
