Mohammad Eteshamul Haque will contest from Nandigram in Purba Medinipur district as the rebel TMC candidate, while Safiuddin Sheikh has been nominated from Rejinagar in Murshidabad.
From Mamata Banerjee backing Congress in Nandigram and a candidate arrest to a last-minute U-turn in Rejinagar, here is how the October 6 bypolls have taken shape.
Pradhan's arrest came within hours of former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee announcing her support for him in the October 6 Nandigram Assembly bypoll.
Sibal criticised the conduct of the Election Commission and state authorities in West Bengal, describing the developments as an “ugly nexus” and “absolute totalitarianism without accountability”.
Pradhan was arrested hours after former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee announced her party's support for the Congress in the October 6 Nandigram bypoll.
