India, Sept. 19 -- Hours after losing TMC's identity, Banerjee suffered setback as her Nandigram bypoll candidate withdrew from the race

A day of fast-paced developments jolted Mamata Banerjee when she lost the party symbol and her candidate Sanchita Dey Pradhan withdrew her Nandigram bypoll candidature hours after meeting West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari.

On Friday, the Election Commission of India (ECI) ended the tussle between the two factions of Trinamool Congress over ownership of the party's name and symbol by allotting the Football Player poll emblem to Mamta's bloc, and the Envelope logo to the Arup Roy-led group. This development comes weeks ahead of the October 6 by-polls in the State and triggered a political war o...