In the lead-up to the West Bengal assembly elections scheduled for April 23-29, the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) has adopted a strategy reminiscent of the Left Front's approach in 2011 by dropping 74 lawmakers, including four ministers, to address anti-incumbency concerns. This comes amid the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls, which has resulted in the removal of approximately 9.1 million names from the list, prompting significant debate about voter rights and electoral integrity. Political analysts, including Udayan Bandopadhyay from the University of Calcutta, argue that the SIR has shifted voter focus away from traditional anti-incumbency issues towards the implications of these deletions. The BJP has capitalized on this situation, alleging that many of the removed names belong to 'Bangladeshi infiltrators', while TMC leaders assert that genuine voters, particularly from the Dalit Matua community, have been unjustly disenfranchised. The SIR is expected to influence electoral outcomes in around 120 seats, with the potential to consolidate support for the TMC among Muslim voters, who make up 27.01% of the state's population as per the 2011 census. Despite the challenges posed by anti-incumbency, TMC leaders maintain that the current political landscape is heavily influenced by the SIR, overshadowing issues such as corruption and development.