Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, a senior Congress leader contesting from Berhampore Assembly constituency in West Bengal, has criticized the Election Commission and the state government for their handling of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process. He stated that their failures have made common voters the 'worst casualties' of the electoral process. Chowdhury emphasized that free and fair elections depend on accurate electoral rolls, as guaranteed under Article 326 of the Indian Constitution. He proposed that the upcoming assembly elections, scheduled for April 23 and 29, should be postponed until a transparent revision of the electoral rolls is completed. This call comes amid rising political tensions in West Bengal, where multiple parties have raised concerns about discrepancies in the voter lists ahead of the elections. The results are expected to be announced on May 4, following a highly competitive political landscape where the Trinamool Congress (TMC) previously won 213 seats in 2021, while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) made significant gains with 77 seats.