Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi during the ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’, in Bihar. Photo: AICC via PTI Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday (August 24, 2025) alleged that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is an institutionalised way of stealing votes in Bihar. He however asserted that the Opposition will … Read more
BJP accused the Opposition of indulging in propaganda after the Supreme Court said that voters excluded during the ongoing SIR exercise in Bihar can submit Aadhaar along with other documents, asserting that the apex court did not say Aadhaar alone can be a valid document to get voting rights. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The … Read more
The Centre’s decision to include caste enumeration in the next national Census marks a sharp departure for the ruling BJP from its previous position. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had in 2024 targeted the Congress election manifesto promise of a caste census as a reflection of its ‘urban Naxal’ thinking. During the general election last year, … Read more
Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, on Friday (August 22, 2025), continued his attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Election Commission during the Voter Adhikar Yatra in Bhagalpur, amid the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise underway in Bihar. Mr. Gandhi, while addressing a public meeting … Read more
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi interacting with makhana farmers in Katihar district of Bihar on August 23, 2025. Photo: X/@RahulGandhi via PTI In the second leg of the ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ through poll-bound Bihar, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday (August 23, 2025) continued his attack on the BJP, Prime Minister … Read more
Election Commission of India said documents of 98.2% electors have already been received with eight more days left for people to file claims and objections to the draft electoral roll of Bihar published as part of the intensive revision of voters’ list. The Election Commission of India (ECI) said on Sunday (August 24, 2025) that … Read more
Congress leader Kanhaiya Kumar on Tuesday (August 19, 2025) claimed that the BJP’s sole agenda is to use Nitish Kumar till the Bihar assembly elections and then “discard” him as they want to install their own chief minister by forming the government through the “backdoor” with the people of the state not ready to give … Read more
In this image released by AICC on Aug. 19, 2025, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, Leader of Opposition in the Bihar and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav during the ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’, in Nawada district. Photo: AICC via PTI Photo RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday (August 19, 2025) asserted that the … Read more
In this image via AICC, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during a visit to Devkund Sun Temple, in Aurangabad district, Bihar, on August 18, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI/AICC Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday (August 18, 2025) said the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls is a … Read more
Election Commission of India (ECI) came out with the names of 65 lakh people who were removed from the draft electoral rolls published as part of the special intensive revision (SIR) exercise, officials said | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday (August 18, 2025) came out with the names … Read more
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar addressing the media at National Media Centre in New Delhi on August 17, 2025. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The INDIA bloc is considering a motion against Chief Election Commission (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, seeking his removal. The idea was mooted at the meeting of the Opposition’s Parliamentary floor leaders … Read more
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar addresses the media along with Election Commissioners at the National Media Centre in New Delhi on August 17, 2025. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Sunday (August 17, 2025) said the list of around 65 lakh names deleted from the draft electoral rolls … Read more
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar addressing the media at National Media Centre in New Delhi on August 17, 2025. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The Opposition INDIA bloc is considering to move an impeachment motion against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, sources told The Hindu. The decision was taken at the meeting of … Read more
In the first part of this report, published in The Hindu on Saturday (August 16, 2025), we highlighted the substantial limitations on citizen access to documents asked for by the Election Commission (EC). In this second part, we seek answers to two questions: who stands to lose in the special intensive revision (SIR) process, and what it … Read more
The Election Commission of India said it continues to welcome a scrutiny of the electoral rolls by political parties and any elector. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Election Commission (EC) has said in a statement in New Delhi on Saturday (August 16, 2025) that utmost transparency is the hallmark of electoral roll preparation … Read more
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will on Sunday (August 17, 2025) launch a yatra to highlight the alleged assault on the people’s right to vote through the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, a senior party leader said on Saturday (August 16, 2025). … Read more
Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation General Secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya. File | Photo Credit: PTI Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya has welcomed the interim order of the Supreme Court on the special intensive revision (SIR) of the voters list in Bihar. He said the Election Commission of India (ECI) is forced … Read more
Pawan Khera addressing a press conference at AICC HQ in New Delhi on Thursday, August 14, 2025. | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar The 2024 General Election should be nullified since the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Anurag Thakur had also claimed there was fraudulent voting in six Lok Sabha constituencies, the Congress demanded on … Read more
At the heart of the legal dispute over the Bihar Special Intensive Revision (SIR) is a basic principle of natural justice – hear out a person before deciding to cause harm. Here, the ‘person’ concerned are the 65 lakh voters ‘deleted’ from the draft electoral roll published by the Election Commission of India (ECI) on … Read more
Vote for Democracy (VFD), a civic action group led by distinguished experts, has released a constituency-level analysis of Maharashtra’s 288 Assembly seats, highlighting serious anomalies in the November 2024 election. The report, titled “Dysfunctional ECI and Weaponisation of India’s Election System”, draws on official Election Commission of India (ECI) and Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) data as … Read more
Leader of Opposition in Bihar Assembly and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav. File | Photo Credit: ANI On the second consecutive day, Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav on Thursday (August 14, 2025) claimed that Vaishali MP Veena Devi’s husband and Janata Dal-(United) MLC Dinesh Singh also has two voter I-cards. In a post on ‘X’ Mr. … Read more
More booths: The number of polling stations in Bihar has now gone up from 77,895 to 90,712. File | Photo Credit: PTI Amid the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Bihar, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has carried out rationalisation and reorganisation of polling stations in the entire State, a move which … Read more
LJP(RV) MP Veena Devi. | Photo Credit: FACEBOOK The Election Commission (EC) on Thursday (August 14, 2025) issued notice to Vaishali MP Veena Devi of the LJP(RV) and her husband Dinesh Prasad Singh, a JD(U) MLC, and sought their reply regarding their possession of dual EPIC numbers by August 16. The Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) … Read more
BJP president and Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda. | Photo Credit: ANI The BJP on Thursday (August 14, 2025) said the Supreme Court’s order on the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar was a procedural clarification and not a victory for the Congress as claimed by that party. In a post on … Read more
Even as the Election Commission maintains that no claims and objections have been filed by political parties over names wrongfully included or excluded in the draft electoral list in Bihar, political workers — including Booth Level Agents (BLA) on the ground — claim that they have filed many such complaints. In fact, party workers say … Read more
The Office of the Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha is not merely a ceremonial seat but also a constitutional imperative. Mandated under Article 93 of the Constitution of India, this role is not just supplementary to the Speaker’s. It is vital for the uninterrupted functioning of the lower House of Parliament. However, in recent … Read more
Election Commission of India asked Leader of Opposition in Bihar assembly and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav to hand over the ‘fake’ EPIC card by 5 p.m. on August6 16, 2025 | Photo Credit: ANI The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday (August 8,. 2025) said the EPIC card that Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader … Read more
Representative image | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Election Commission of India on Saturday (August 9, 2025) said it has delisted 334 Registered Unrecognized Political Parties (RUPPs) after an inquiry. If a party does not contest elections continuously for six years, it will be taken off the list of registered parties, the guidelines for the … Read more
Election Commission of India (ECI) again asked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to submit under oath the allegations made by him on voter roll manipulation in a Karnataka Assembly Constituency. The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday (August 9, 2025) again asked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to submit under oath the allegations made by him … Read more
Election Commission of India (ECI) assured the Supreme Court that deletion of voters’ names in the Bihar draft electoral roll, published on August 1 as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, would be done only after issuing prior notice indicating the grounds for the action. The Election Commission of India (ECI) assured the … Read more