Mamata camp's Nandigram candidate withdraws as EC assigns new TMC symbol
- Rabiul Alam Chowdhury withdrew from the Rejinagar bypoll, a day after Mamata’s Nandigram candidate quit.
- Chowdhury cited pressure on party workers and the lack of the TMC’s original election symbol for his decision.
- The Election Commission has frozen the TMC name and its ‘twin flowers’ symbol amid a factional dispute.
- Both Rejinagar and Nandigram will vote on October 6, with Mamata’s faction initially left without candidates in either seat.
Source: ndtv.com
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