West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on February 17 accused the Election Commission of India of unlawfully deleting millions of voter names, alleging the exercise was carried out under political pressure from the Bharatiya Janata Party. Addressing a press conference in Kolkata, Banerjee claimed that as many as 5.8 million voters were removed from electoral rolls using artificial intelligence tools, calling the process a “well-planned conspiracy” that threatens democratic integrity.