In a scathing critique amid escalating pre-poll banter, Congress MP Imran Masood from Saharanpur has forecast a decisive victory for West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, sidelining the BJP entirely. Addressing a media interaction on April 22, Masood countered Amit Shah’s claims of BJP dominance, insisting that May 4 results will shatter those dreams.
‘Bengal’s current CM is a strong Bengali lady who clinches wins independently,’ Masood emphasized. He foresee the BJP losing ground, unable to match their past assembly election tally. Despite aggressive campaigning, the BJP’s efforts will fall flat in the culturally rooted state, he maintained.
Masood waded into broader controversies, endorsing PM Modi’s anti-terrorism resolve while lamenting personal tragedies linked to it. He ridiculed BJP leaders’ shape-shifting behaviors, citing Anurag Thakur’s viral fish-eating clip as performative politics. ‘They change colors by region—Northeast and Goa allow open cow slaughter under BJP rule,’ he highlighted the hypocrisy.
Condemning Pappu Yadav’s remarks on women as unacceptable, Masood was succinct on Tamil Nadu: ‘BJP is out.’ On Kharge’s barbs at Modi, he urged public awareness of BJP’s alleged assault on democratic norms since 2014.
Masood’s interview paints a vivid picture of opposition confidence, positioning Mamata as unbeatable in Bengal’s political landscape. With multi-state polls looming, such exchanges underscore the high stakes and personal animosities driving the 2026 narrative forward.
