Nandigram Bypoll: Mamata Backs Congress Candidate After Faction’s Pick Withdraws Following Meeting With CM Adhikari
Former West Bengal Chief Minister and All India Mamata Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Friday announced that her faction would support the Congress in Nandigram and Assam, saying the decision was taken in the “greater interest of the nation”. The announcement came shortly after her faction’s candidate for the Nandigram Assembly bypoll, Sanchita Pradhan Dey, withdrew her nomination…
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Also reported by 4 other outlets
- Nandigram Candidate Abandons Her, Mamata Banerjee Pulls A Congress Surprise ndtv.com
- Nandigram bypoll: Congress candidate Milan Pradhan arrested hours after getting Mamata’s support thehindu.com
- Mamata camp backs Congress in Nandigram bypoll after candidate withdraws nomination indianexpress.com
- Mamata's TMC faction opts out of Nandigram bypoll, to back Congress in rare move hindustantimes.com
