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Rejinagar bypoll pick withdraws, then reverses decision

Rejinagar bypoll pick withdraws, then reverses decision

9 sourcesUpdated 19 Sept 2026, 6:12 am Coverage regionsGlobal · Kolkata
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Rabiul Alam Chowdhury first announced he was withdrawing as the Mamata Banerjee faction candidate for the Rejinagar Assembly bypoll.

He cited worker harassment and symbol difficulties in explaining the withdrawal.

He later reversed that decision after speaking with Banerjee and receiving police security assurances.

The episode followed a setback in Nandigram where another faction candidate withdrew her nomination.

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The developments were linked to a bitter dispute within the Trinamool Congress over names and symbols.

The Banerjee camp blamed the government, while the BJP rejected the accusations.

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All available reporting agrees that the Rejinagar pick first withdrew and then reversed course after speaking with Banerjee, and that the episode followed a setback in Nandigram.

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The underlying dispute over names, symbols and blame is still contested, with the Banerjee camp and the BJP offering opposing accounts.

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Another setback for Mamata Banerjee as her Rejinagar bypolls pick withdraws

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Rabiul Alam Chowdhury initially announced his withdrawal as the Mamata Banerjee faction candidate for the Rejinagar Assembly bypoll, citing worker harassment and symbol difficulties, but later reversed his decision after speaking with Banerjee and receiving police security assurances. This followed a setback in Nandigram where another faction candidate withdrew her nomination. The developments occur amid a bitter dispute within the Trinamool Congress over names and symbols, with the Banerjee camp blaming the government and the BJP rejecting the accusations.