Margin drop a warning to Trinamool: BJP

The BJP had decided not to field candidate following instruction from the party's national president

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”.