{
  "id": 8352721,
  "title": "Mamata Banerjee and Congress: A political journey comes full circle",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/mamata-banerjee-and-congress-a-political-journey-comes-full-circle",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-19T01:10:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/mamata-banerjee-and-congress-a-political-journey-comes-full-circle-10884353/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the Congress party have reached a significant political milestone, with Banerjee announcing her party's support for the grand old party in the upcoming Nandigram and Rejinagar Assembly bypolls. The decision comes after her TMC candidate withdrew from the contest, paving the way for a stronger alliance with Congress in the upcoming elections. Banerjee's move marks a full circle in her political journey, as she returns to the party that launched her career two decades ago.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Mamata Banerjee supports Congress in Nandigram and Rejinagar bypolls",
    "TMC candidate withdraws, enabling alliance with Congress",
    "Banerjee returns to party that launched her career two decades ago"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Vote theft, party theft… murder of democracy: Opposition hits out at BJP, backs Mamata Banerjee over Trinamool Congress symbol feeze",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/vote-theft-party-theft-murder-of-democracy-opposition-hits-out-at-bjp",
        "published": "2026-09-19T00:14:40.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}