Mysuru: Today is the last day for withdrawal of nominations and in the hope of winning a particular constituency, official party candidates were seen wooing independents to withdraw their candidatures so that votes do not get split and the attention of voters are not diverted from voting to main political parties.
These independent candidates can be a roadblock to the candidates who are on the path of victory. They can considerably dent the vote share of the candidates and this will make a huge difference when it comes to victory margins. Suppose the losing margin is slender, political parties usually blame the independents for snatching away votes.
