Jahangir Khan said he was doing so for the constituency’s ‘development and the public good’, citing a special package announced by the BJP government.

The petitioner Jahangir Khan needs to be allowed to contest ‘to keep the spirit of democracy alive’, the High Court said.

NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress candidate Jahangir Khan from West Bengal’s Falta constituency on Tuesday withdrew his nomination just two days before the re-polls.