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There was a feeling in the BJP circles that Chandrasekhar would be reinducted as the party had found in him the best bet to snatch the Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha seat from the Congress.
Eighteen of the dropped ministers had lost the elections.
Rajeev retracted the post and called the tweet a confusion caused by a "new young intern" of his team.
At one point, when nearly 60% of the votes were counted, Chandrasekhar was ahead of Tharoor by over 25,000 votes.
Growth of BJP in Kerala is completely expected and will continue: Rajeev Chandrasekhar
According to Election Commission data, Tharoor was leading by over 15,000 votes in the constituency.
The Union Minister's now-deleted misinformed post became fodder for social media trolls.
Aiyar claimed that the video was old and resurfaced due to the BJP's faltering election campaign.
The BJP has performed extremely strongly in Kerala and Tamil Nadu and its overall tally from south India will be closer to 60 this time, he claimed.
The petitioners urged the High Court to direct the returning officer to pass a reasoned order on their complaints within two days.
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