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BJP today claimed that its decision not to field candidate had helped Trinamool Congress retain the Howrah Lok Sabha seat, but said the drop in the winning margin was a “warning to TMC”.
“It is known to everyone that our decision not to contest the Howrah parliamentary by-election, which was our party decision, has helped Trinamool Congress win and retain the seat,”BJP's state president Rahul Sinha told PTI.
He claimed that there was a “substantial drop in the winning margin” of the Trinamool Congress “which should be a warning for the party”.
