It happens that a constituency has two candidates of different political parties with the same name. However, when a single constituency has 11 candidates with the same name, the matter becomes a little fishy.

The Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Chandu Lal Sahu, who is contesting from Mahasamund constituency of Chattisgarh, is in a fix as 10 candidates with the same name have filed nomination for the Lok Sabha election. All the candidates are independent. BJP alleges that this was the handiwork of Congress candidate Ajit Jogi.

The party has lodged a complaint with the Election Commission, demanding the rejection of nomination of all the other Chandu Lal Sahus. The party has also asked the Election Commission to investigate the matter and to cancel the nomination of Congress candidate Ajit Jogi if he is found guilty.

BJP leaders allege that all the other 10 candidates filed the nomination on the same day and after the last day of withdrawal of nomination all of them went underground. They said the even the series of bank notes deposited with the authorities as election deposit was the same.

Alleging a conspiracy, they demanded thorough investigation in the matter.



