Congress leader and Baharampur Assembly constituency candidate Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury. | Photo Credit: Shrabana Chatterjee Five-time Congress MP and former leader of the party in the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury is contesting the West Bengal Assembly elections 2026 from Baharampur constituency. Mr. Chowdhury, who lost to Yusuf Pathan of the All India Trinamool Congress in 2024, claims that the party is trying the same tricks of communal polarisation to defeat him in this election. The Congress leader says there is no difference between the politics of Mamata Banerjee and Narendra Modi, and that the special intensive revision (SIR) is an unprecedented attack on the electorate of West Bengal. Excerpts from the interview. Published – April 14, 2026 02:28 pm IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation Watch: UP Govt. raises salaries after Noida protests Inside ‘Dacoit’: Shaneil Deo on directing Adivi Sesh and crafting the film