During a conversation with NDTV, Nitin Nabin, the chief of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), criticized the Trinamool Congress, led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, for fostering an environment of 'anarchy' in West Bengal. As the state participated in the first phase of its Assembly elections, Nabin stated that the public is eager for a change in government. He highlighted the ruling party's failure to promote development and instead accused it of allowing the growth of infiltrators. Responding to Trinamool's claims of conspiracy between the BJP and the Election Commission, Nabin suggested that such accusations stem from frustration over their anticipated loss. He remarked on the shift in Trinamool's political messaging from 'mother, motherland, and the people' to themes of 'anarchy and lawlessness'. Amidst the ongoing voting, he defended the BJP's stance on the Special Intensive Revision issue, noting that 2.7 million names were missing from the voters' list, but expressed confidence that the BJP was not troubled by this situation.