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After Nandigram, TMC's Rejinagar Candidate to Withdraw From Bypoll in Fresh Setback for Mamata

Mamata-led faction candidates withdraw nominations, deepening West Bengal bypoll uncertainty after Election Commission renames rival TMC groups.

  • On Saturday, Rabiul Alam Chowdhury, the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress candidate for the Rejinagar Assembly bypoll, withdrew his nomination, a day after the faction's Nandigram candidate also pulled out.
  • Sanchita Pradhan Dey withdrew her Nandigram nomination on Friday after meeting West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari; shortly after, West Bengal Police arrested her husband, Pradhan, regarding a 2007 anti-land acquisition case.
  • The Election Commission barred both factions from using the "Flowers and Grass" symbol, assigning "Mamata All India Trinamool Congress" and "Football Player" symbol to the Mamata-led group and "Democratic Trinamool Congress" to Arup Roy's rival camp.
  • Mamata Banerjee subsequently announced her faction would support Congress candidate Milan Pradhan in Nandigram, while Chowdhury alleged that party workers in Rejinagar face pressure and arrests.
  • Both factions are recognized as political parties for elections in West Bengal, Meghalaya, and Tripura, with voting scheduled for October 6 and counting due October 9.
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After Nandigram, TMC's Rejinagar candidate to withdraw from bypoll in fresh setback for Mamata

Rabiul Alam Chowdhury, TMC's Rejinagar Assembly bypoll pick, is set to withdraw his nomination from the race on Saturday.

·New Delhi, India
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Fresh setback for Mamata-led TMC as Rejinagar bypoll candidate withdraws, a day after Nandigram nominee

Chowdhury's withdrawal comes a day after Sanchita Pradhan Dey, the Nandigram bypoll candidate of the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress faction, withdrew he

·Chennai, India
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Rejinagar bypoll: Mamata's pick Rabiul Alam Chowdhury to withdraw candidature, day after Nandigram exit

Mamata Banerjee's candidate Sanchita Pradhan Dey has already withdrawn her nomination for Nandigram's October 6 Assembly bypoll after meeting Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari.

·Noida, India
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Mamata-Led TMC’s Rejinagar Candidate Rabiul Alam Chowdhury Withdraws After Nandigram Setback

West Bengal's bypoll race sees fresh turmoil as Mamata faction candidate Rabiul Alam Chowdhury quits Rejinagar amid dramatic Nandigram developments.

·India
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India TodayIndia Today
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After Nandigram, TMC's Rejinagar pick quits bypoll race in double blow for Mamata

Rabiul Alam Chowdhury, who was picked by the Mamata Banerjee-led faction of the Trinamool Congress for the Rejinagar Assembly bypoll, said on Saturday that he has withdrawn his nomination.

·Noida, India
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Mamata Banerjee on the Back Foot Ahead of the Bengal by-Elections… After Nandigram, Now the Rajnagar Candidate Is Also Out of the Fray.

The TMC has suffered another setback ahead of the by-elections in West Bengal. After Nandigram, TMC candidate for the Rajnagar seat, Rabiul Alam Chowdhury, has announced his withdrawal from the by-election.

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