Bhumjaithai’s Chontida Asavahame quits party

Chontida Asavahame, the fifth candidate on Bhumjaithai’s political roster, has quit the party. The move dashes any hopes she had of replacing former Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob as an MP, according to an inside party source.

Supachai Jaisamut, Bhumjaithai’s registrar, confirmed the development, revealing that the party promptly notified the Secretariate Office of the House of Representatives about Chontida’s resignation. This move renders her ineligible to step into the shoes of Saksayam.

Anticipation now builds as all eyes turn to Nanthana Songpracha, the next candidate in line, who is poised to fill the void left by Saksayam’s resignation. The political theatre unfolded when the former minister stepped down from his MP role following a Constitutional Court ruling. The court found that he employed a nominee to conceal his ownership of a…