The charismatic Pita had led pre-election opinion polls as Thailand's top choice for PM but faced a host of legal & legislative challenges that he maintains were orchestrated to keep him from power.
Pita has a mountain to climb and hit his first of a series of expected hurdles when political rivals challenged his re-nomination, arguing parliament had already declined to endorse him.
The poll body said it found merit in a complaint alleging Pita was unqualified to run for the election because of his ownership of shares in a media company in violation of electoral rules.
Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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