Margaret Alva, a opposition vice presidential candidate, has accused of phone tapping by cheating. She claimed that Big Brother is listening in on the phone calls and monitoring the political leaders' phone calls. She claimed that the phone calls are being diverted so that they cannot place or receive calls from others after speaking with some BJP friends. Alva claimed that politicians and leaders have numerous phones, frequently swap phone numbers, and often whisper to one another. In a tweet, Margaret Alva declared that, in the event that her phone is restored, she will no longer call the BJP, TMC, or BJD leaders.