In a recent address, Mamata Banerjee (Chief Minister of West Bengal) accused the Central government of orchestrating a delimitation exercise aimed at merging parts of West Bengal with Bihar or Odisha. Speaking at assembly poll rallies in Bankura district and Purba Bardhaman, she described this as a significant conspiracy that could lead to the suffering of Bengalis. Banerjee highlighted that the BJP has plans to introduce a delimitation bill that would divide West Bengal into three parts. She claimed that the BJP has already deleted the names of 90 lakh voters from the electoral rolls, including 60 lakh Hindus and 30 lakh Muslims, as part of a strategy to manipulate the electoral process. She urged voters, particularly women, to be vigilant and to use broomsticks if they face obstacles in voting. Banerjee framed the upcoming assembly election as a do-or-die battle for her party, the Trinamool Congress, and warned of potential slow voting and counting tactics employed by the BJP to secure victory.