Bengal's Bypoll Blues: Mamata's Faction Takes a Tumble Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress has faced numerous controversies in recent years, but the latest developments in the Rejinagar bypoll reveal that even a well established party can be vulnerable to internal discord.
Rabiul Alam Chowdhury, the TMC's candidate for Rejinagar, withdrew his nomination citing difficulties protecting party workers and introducing voters to the faction's new symbol.
However, just hours later, he retracted his decision after speaking with Banerjee and receiving assurances of security from the police. Chowdhury was not alone in his initial decision.