One-party election: BJP looks to sweep Nandigram with help from police and Trinamool turncoats

What happened: A Scroll report on the October 6 Nandigram bye-election describes a one-sided contest, with the BJP campaigning heavily while the Congress candidate was arrested in old cases and granted interim bail to campaign. Key numbers: Bye-election on October 6. BJP won the seat five months ago by less than 10,000 votes. Why it matters: Opposition leaders say police and local administration are not ensuring fairness, and the Trinamool faction led by Mamata Banerjee is absent on the ground, with local workers said to have joined the BJP.

A Scroll report on the October 6 Nandigram bye-election describes a one-sided contest, with the BJP campaigning heavily while the Congress candidate was arrested in old cases and granted interim bail to campaign.

Opposition leaders say police and local administration are not ensuring fairness, and the Trinamool faction led by Mamata Banerjee is absent on the ground, with local workers said to have joined the BJP.