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    "headline": "BJP fields mother of slain aide for Nandigram bypoll",
    "summary": "The Bharatiya Janata Party has fielded the mother of Chandranath Rath, the late personal assistant of West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, as its candidate for the Nandigram by-election scheduled on October 6. The party also announced its candidate for the Rejinagar bypoll.",
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