Following the cancellation of Congress Lok Sabha candidate Nilesh Kumbhani's form in Surat, accusations have surfaced implicating former Congress leaders Arjun Modhwadia and Hardik Patel. Congress Zonal Spokesperson Anup Rajput alleged that leaders who had defected to BJP from Congress conspired to invalidate Kumbhani's form, suggesting a premeditated scheme orchestrated by Modhwadia and Hardik Patel.