ˈæftɚ ðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪtiːn ᵻlˈɛkʃən, ɪnwˌɪtʃ ðə bˌiːdʒˌeɪpˈiː ɹᵻplˈeɪst ðə lˈɛft ɡˈʌvɚnmənt, ɪt hˈæzbiːn sədʒˈɛstᵻd ðætðə stˈeɪt ɡˈʌvɚnmənt hɐz fˈeɪvɚd ðə jˈuːs ʌvðə dˌeɪvənˈɑːɡɚɹi skɹˈɪpt ˌoʊvɚ bɛŋɡˈɑːli fɚðə lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ.
After the 2018 election, in which the BJP replaced the Left government, it has been suggested that the state government has favoured the use of the Devanagari script over Bengali for the language.