Political Fallout in West Bengal as Congress Nominee Jailed Pre‑Poll

West Bengal’s political corridors are buzzing after the pre‑poll arrest of Congress candidate Milan Pradhan. The arrest, carried out by the Medinipur district police based on an old homicide case, arrived just days before the scheduled by‑election for the Nandigram assembly seat.

Congress chief Subhankar Ghosh accused the ruling TMC and the BJP of orchestrating a conspiracy to weaken the opposition. He invoked the recent victory of Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari in the Bhawanipore and Nandigram constituencies as evidence of a growing single‑party trend. Meanwhile, senior BJP officials in Medinipur dismissed the allegations, emphasizing that the investigation follows standard legal procedures.