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    Battle Ready | West Bengal

    by Romita Datta Jun 28, 2019 2 minutes

    When Adhir Ranjan Choudhury's name was announced as the new Congress leader in the Lok Sabha on June 19, it surpri­sed many, but not those who know the man. Adhir, a Congress MP from West Bengal for the past two decades, has stood with the party through its highs and lows, guarding his pocket borough Murshidabad against the onslaught of first the CPI(M), and then

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