Eight contenders other than the BJP dropped their candidature for the Surat Lok Sabha seat since Congress candidate Nilesh Kumbhani's form was canceled. The latest withdrawal was made by BSP candidate Pyarelal on 22nd April after which the BJP was declared the winner unchallenged.
The sinister plan was reportedly thwarted after alert security guards at the madrassa stopped the CPIM workers from stepping into the Islamic seminary.
A PhD candidate at the Tata Institute of Social Science (TISS) was suspended for two years for "repeated misconduct and anti-national activities" on 18th April