The Congress may have been in decline in many parts of the country but in Murshidabad, a minority-dominated district on the India-Bangladesh border, it has continued to enjoy support. Until now, that is.
Ahead of the contest for Murshidabad’s 22 Assembly seats, which will go to the polls in the last two phases on April 26 and 29, there is a buzz that voters are planning something of a silent revolt against the Congress and its local veteran, five-time MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury.
If that happens, the 2021 elections could further impact the party’s dwindling fortunes in Bengal. The beneficiary, of course, will be Trinamul.