Rejinagar and Nandigram have turned into a fresh Congress-TMC confrontation, with the Congress rejecting an alleged seat-sharing proposal that the TMC has denied. With Rejinagar's Muslim electorate at the centre of the political contest and Suvendu Adhikari asking minority voters to "pass this test" by supporting the government, the debate examines whether these bypolls could reshape the opposition space in Bengal and carry a wider political message. Voting is scheduled for October 6.