Mamata Banerjee suffers second blow as Rejinagar bypoll candidate withdraws

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Rabiul Alam Chowdhury, Mamata Banerjee's faction candidate for the Rejinagar bypoll, has withdrawn his nomination, dealing a fresh setback to her camp. This came just a day after Sanchita Pradhan Dey, the faction's pick for the Nandigram bypoll, also pulled out of the race. Dey had met West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari along with her husband before her withdrawal, though she offered no public explanation for her decision. Following Dey's exit, Mamata's faction shifted its support to Congress candidate Milan Pradhan in Nandigram. The back-to-back withdrawals mark a significant organisational challenge for Mamata Banerjee ahead of the bypolls.

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