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Nandigram Bypoll: TMC’s Mamata Camp Candidate Withdraws Nomination Day After Meeting Suvendu
Her withdrawal leaves Mamata Banerjee’s faction without a candidate after the nomination deadline and could benefit the Bharatiya Janata Party in a closely watched contest.
- On Friday, Sanchita Pradhan Dey withdrew her nomination for the Nandigram byelection, leaving the Mamata Banerjee-led faction without a candidate for the October 6 poll.
- Pradhan Dey withdrew her candidacy shortly after meeting West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari at the state secretariat, Nabanna, on Friday afternoon.
- The Election Commission assigned the Mamata Banerjee-led faction a new party name and symbol, effectively ending the group's immediate claim to the Trinamool Congress' traditional identity.
- Despite the withdrawal, Nandigram remains a multi-cornered battle with candidates including Hasirani Rath for the BJP, Mohammad Eteshamul Haque for the Ritabrata Banerjee-led TMC faction, and representatives from the Communist Party of India and Congress.
- Since the nomination deadline passed on September 16, the Mamata camp cannot field a replacement candidate, providing a strategic advantage to the BJP in Nandigram, a stronghold of Adhikari.
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Setback to Mamata Banerjee camp as Nandigram bypoll candidate withdraws name - The Tribune
In another dramatic turn in the Trinamool Congress' internal battle, Mamata Banerjee camp's Nandigram bypoll candidate Sanchita Pradhan Dey withdrew her nomination on Friday, a day before the deadline.
·Chandigarh, India
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After party name change, Mamata suffers another jolt as Nandigram bypoll pick withdraws candidature
Sanchita Dey Pradhan, the Nandigram bypoll candidate of the Mamata Banerjee camp, met West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari and later withdrew her candidature from the seat.
·Mumbai, India
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