Mamata to support Congress in Nandigram bypoll after Mamata AITC candidate withdraws nomination
After AITC candidate Sanchita Pradhan (Dey) withdrew her nomination for the Nandigram Assembly by‑election in the state scheduled for October 6, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee announced that the Trinamool party will back the Congress contender in the contest. The withdrawal leaves the AITC without a candidate, prompting a strategic alliance shift ahead of the bypoll.