Punjab, Oct. 9 -- In Rejinagar on Friday, Mamata Banerjee's party polled 1.87 per cent. The rival Trinamool faction led by Ritabrata Banerjee polled 0.99 per cent. In Nandigram, Trinamool did not contest at all. Five years ago this was the party that governed West Bengal.
What happened in June
Ritabrata Banerjee and fellow MLA Sandipan Saha were expelled for "anti-party activities" around 1 June. Two days later the split became public when Ritabrata Banerjee became Leader of the Opposition - with 58 dissident MLAs behind him. Mamata Banerjee's camp responded by dissolving every organisational committee and frontal organisation in the state.
The party name and symbol were frozen. Mamata's side now contests as the Mamata All India Trinamoo...