High-stakes political drama unfolded in West Bengal ahead of the crucial October 6 assembly by-elections as Rabiul Alam Chowdhury, the candidate fielded by the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress faction for Murshidabad’s Rejinagar constituency, announced his withdrawal from the contest, only to stage a dramatic reversal within a matter of hours. …
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EC Freezes ‘Flowers & Grass’, Allots ‘Football Player’ Symbol to Mamata Banerjee’s Faction
In a major political and electoral development ahead of the October 6 West Bengal Assembly by-elections, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has frozen the traditional ‘Flowers & Grass’ symbol and the party name ‘All India Trinamool Congress’. The interim order strips both rival camps of the identity associated with …
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