If Mithun Chakraborty decides to back PM Narendra Modi, it could boost the morale of the BJP ahead of the Assembly polls, as Chakraborty's popularity in Bengal is nearly unmatched.
TMC sources have hinted that Manoj Tiwary might be given an election ticket from the same seat represented by former cricketer Lakshmi Ratan Shukla in Howrah district in the upcoming West Bengal Assembly polls.