Veteran MPs Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and S.S. Ahluwalia encountered protests during their election campaigns in Baharampur and Asansol respectively, both going to polls on May 13. Chowdhury, a five-term Congress MP, faced “go back” slogans from a group of youths, while Ahluwalia, representing Darjeeling and Bardhaman Durgapur, confronted disruptions in his campaign.