More specifically, Burwan assembly constituency is part of Behrampore Lok Sabha which Murshidabad strongman and Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury won by more than 3.5 lakh votes in the general elections in 2014. However, defection of some Congress functionaries to the Triamool Congress has dented the prospects of the Congress. This may prove beneficial to the Revolutionary Socialist Party(RSP), a constituent of the Left Front. Defection of two- time Congress MP Mannan Hossain to the TMC has also led to the consolidation of TMC.
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