Kolkata/IBNS, May 19 -- Trinamool Congress suffered a major political embarrassment ahead of the Falta repoll after its candidate Jahangir Khan withdrew from the contest just a day before voting, throwing the political battle wide open in the South 24 Parganas assembly segment.

The development comes months after the TMC suffered a crushing defeat in the West Bengal Assembly elections, where the party was routed by the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Jahangir, considered a controversial close aide of TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, backed Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari's promise of development while announcing his withdrawal.

His exit has reshaped the contest involving the BJP, Communist Party of India (Marxist) and Indian Na...