TMC's 'Pushpa' Wilts? Controversies Surrounding Jahangir Khan As He Backs Out Of Falta Re-Poll

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• TMC's 'Pushpa' Wilts?
• Controversies Surrounding Jahangir Khan As He Backs Out Of Falta Re-Poll Published By, Last Updated: May 19, 2026, 19:38 IST Jahangir Khan, who called himself TMC's "Pushpa", unexpectedly withdrew his candidature from the May 21 re-election in the Falta Assembly constituency.
• Rapid Read TMC's Jahangir Khan abruptly pulled out of the Falta re-election.
• (File) Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Jahangir Khan caused a stir in West Bengal’s changing political landscape after he unexpectedly withdrew his candidature from the re-election in the Falta Assembly constituency, scheduled for May 21. Khan, once a TMC strongman in Abhishek Banerjee’s stronghold of Diamond Harbour, said West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari’s promise of a special package for the area’s development prompted him to take the decision.
• The decision marked an unexpected turnaround for Jahangir Khan, who once called himself “Pushpa" and openly challenged the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), before the saffron party...