Mamata Backs Congress in Nandigram Bypoll, Signals Opposition Reset

Former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has extended support to the Congress candidate in the Nandigram assembly bypoll, calling it a "sister party" and "natural ally." The move follows her faction's nominee withdrawing from the October 6 contest. Observers see it as a tactical bid to prevent division of the anti-BJP vote amid a deep organisational crisis in her party.