# Contest To Chaos: Rebels And Rivals Script Twists In Nandigram By-Poll Battle

> Congress leader Rahul Gandhi termed the candidate's arrest an act of "political revenge" and accused the BJP of trying to eliminate the electoral contest.

- Published: 2026-09-19T05:01:24.827Z
- Updated: 2026-09-19T13:30:50.526Z
- 2 sources
- Topics: Politics
- Involves: Adhikari, Mamata Banerjee, Milan Pradhan, Nandigram Assembly bye-election, Rahul Gandhi

## How it developed

- 2026-09-19T05:01:24.827Z - NDTV: [Contest To Chaos: Rebels And Rivals Script Twists In Nandigram By-Poll Battle](https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/contest-to-chaos-rebels-and-rivals-script-twists-in-nandigram-by-poll-battle-in-west-bengal-12067473#publisher=newsstand)
- 2026-09-19T11:30:42.548Z - Scroll: [‘Murder of democracy’: Rahul Gandhi on Nandigram candidate’s arrest](https://scroll.in/latest/1095859/murder-of-democracy-rahul-gandhi-on-nandigram-bye-poll-candidates-arrest)

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