{
  "id": 8407045,
  "title": "Another setback for Mamata Banerjee as her Rejinagar bypolls pick withdraws",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/another-setback-for-mamata-banerjee-as-her-rejinagar-bypolls-pick",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-19T07:06:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/trouble-mounts-for-mamata-banerjee-as-her-rejinagar-bypolls-pick-withdraws/articleshow/134349583.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "New Delhi - Mamata Banerjee's faction has suffered another defeat as their candidate for the Rejinagar Assembly bypoll withdrew his nomination. Rabiul Alam Chowdhury cited difficulties in making the faction's new election symbol familiar to voters as the reason for his withdrawal. This decision comes a day after another faction candidate, Sanchita Pradhan Dey, also pulled out from the Nandigram bypoll. Mamata's faction now finds itself without candidates in both Nandigram and Rejinagar, two of the constituencies holding polls on October 6 in West Bengal. Following these withdrawals, the faction has backed Congress candidate Milan Pradhan in Nandigram, who later faced arrest for past legal issues. The Election Commission temporarily halted both factions from using the party's original name and symbol while they resolve their disputes. Mamata has challenged this ruling in the Supreme Court. The upcoming bypolls will be contested under the new names and symbols, adding complexity to the already fractured political landscape.",
  "summary": "Rabiul Alam Chowdhury's announcement came a day after Sanchita Pradhan Dey, the faction's candidate in Nandigram, withdrew her nomination. She had met West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari with her husband on Thursday, but did not publicly explain her decision to quit. After Dey's withdrawal, Mamata's faction backed Congress candidate Milan Pradhan in Nandigram.",
  "key_points": [
    "Rabiul Alam Chowdhury withdraws nomination due to unfamiliar symbol",
    "Sanchita Pradhan Dey also pulls out from Nandigram bypoll",
    "Congress candidate Milan Pradhan backed, later arrested"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}