Kolkata, May 19 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Tuesday said that the decision for Jahangir Khan to withdraw his nomination from the Falta constituency re-poll was "personal" and the call was not made by the party.

In a statement, the party alleged pressure on TMC workers in Falta following post-poll violence in the state. With Jahangir Khan withdrawing from the elections, the TMC said that some party leaders "succumbed to the pressure and chose to step away."

TMC said in the statement, "The decision taken by Jahangir Khan to withdraw from the Falta re-poll is his personal decision and not that of the party. Since the election results were declared on May 4, more than 100 of our party workers have been arrested in Falta AC alone. Several...