Setback to Mamata Banerjee camp as Nandigram bypoll candidate withdraws name

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. The development came hours after the Election Commission assigned the Mamata Banerjee-led faction a new party name and symbol for the October 6 bypolls, effectively ending [...]