Mamata Backs Congress in Nandigram, Candidate Arrested

In Nandigram, West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee's TMC faction opted out of the upcoming bypoll and announced support for the Congress candidate, Milan Pradhan. Hours after the support was announced, Pradhan was arrested in an old case, prompting Congress to call it the 'usual BJP formula' and Mamata to question the timing. The arrest has intensified political tensions in the state ahead of the bypoll.