Accusing the Congress of 'betrayal' in the 2017 Assembly when his ticket from the Kamrej assembly seat waas cancelled, Kumbani said 'it was the Congress which made the first mistake, not me.'

Before the Lok Sabha elections in Gujarat, the BJP secured victory in the Surat seat even before the voting commenced. Mukesh Dalal of the BJP was declared the winner unopposed, as the Election Officer canceled the nomination form of Congress candidate Nilesh Kumbhani for the Surat Lok Sabha seat.

The cancellation of Congress candidate Nilesh Kumbhani's nomination papers for the Surat Lok Sabha seat has stirred controversy ahead of the upcoming elections.