{
  "id": 8282095,
  "title": "West Bengal Bypolls: Mamata Faction Candidate Withdraws Nandigram Nomination After TMC Split Order",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/west-bengal-bypolls-mamata-faction-candidate-withdraws-nandigram",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T17:05:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/west-bengal-bypolls-mamata-faction-candidate-withdraws-nandigram-nomination-after-tmc-split-order"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A faction of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) led by former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has withdrawn the nomination of Sanchita Pradhan De for the Nandigram bypolls. The decision comes after the faction was given a new name, ‘Mamata All India Trinamool Congress’ and the ‘Football Player’ symbol, while the other faction received ‘Democratic Trinamool Congress’ and the ‘Envelope’ symbol from the Election Commission of India (ECI). Mamata Banerjee accused the poll body of having a 'political vendetta' and vowed to fight the decision. She also expressed her support for the Congress party in the Nandigram bypolls. Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari criticized the TMC faction, stating that those who insult gods and take part in anti-Ram temple rallies will be punished by God.",
  "summary": "Kolkata: As the bypolls in Nandigram and Rejinagar are nearing, new political equations can be seen in the state of West Bengal. TMC factions get new identities On Friday, soon after the two factions of Trinamool Congress (TMC) got new names and symbols to contest the upcoming byelections, former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s faction of TMC candidate from Nandigram, Sanchita Pradhan De, had…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}