Mamata abetting infiltration for poll benefits: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday alleged that the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal was abetting nfiltration of Bangladeshis, which has "dangerously altered" the state's demography over the past few years. Addressing a press conference in Kolkata, Shah said people of West Bengal were anxious over infiltration, which the BJP would end after coming to power in the state with a "two-thirds majority in 2026". "We will not only identify infiltrators, but we'll also drive them out. Bengal will have a new BJP government after April 15, 2026, as people have made up their minds," he said. Shah said the Centre has not been able to complete fencing of the India-Bangladesh border because the West Bengal government was not providing the required land. Shah said the party will stop infiltration from the eastern borders and ensure revitalisation of Bengal once it comes to power in the state.

पश्चिम बंगाल में 2026 के विधानसभा चुनावों में दो-तिहाई बहुमत से भाजपा सरकार बनेगी।

২০২৬ সালে পশ্চিমবঙ্গ বিধানসভা নির্বাচনে দুই-তৃতীয়াংশ সংখ্যাগরিষ্ঠতা নিয়ে বিজেপি সরকার গঠিত হবে। pic.twitter.com/dhcmNJJB5r

— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) December 30, 2025

Shah expressed confidence that the BJP will form a government with two-third majority in the West Bengal assembly election next year.Shah said, in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP got 41 percent votes and 18 seats. He said the party received 38 percent votes and 77 seats in the 2021 Assembly elections. He said, the party which got 3 seats in 2016 election got 77 seats in a span of five years.