Archive · 6 Oct 2026
BJP Says INDIA Bloc March Seeks to Relaunch Rahul Gandhi
INDIA bloc MPs marched to the Election Commission and asked for the chief election commissioner to resign.
BJP leaders criticised the march.
Shivraj Singh Chouhan said the opposition should accept election results and not undermine democratic institutions.
He also said voter lists should be cleaned of names that should not be there, such as deceased people and duplicate entries.
Sambit Patra said Rahul Gandhi wrongly described what the Supreme Court had said about a voter form.
Patra said the court had only agreed to examine the issue and had not made a ruling.
BJP leaders accused Congress and its allies of trying to boost Gandhi’s political standing.
The article does not include a response from the opposition.
BJP leaders criticised INDIA bloc MPs for marching to the Election Commission and demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
Union minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said the march reflected frustration over electoral defeats and risked undermining democratic institutions.
Chouhan defended the Special Intensive Revision, arguing that voter rolls should exclude deceased people, non-citizens and duplicate entries.
BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra accused Rahul Gandhi of misrepresenting a Supreme Court hearing about Form 6; he said the court had issued notices but had not ruled on the form.
Patra alleged that Congress and its allies were using attacks on institutions to promote Gandhi politically; the report gives no response from the opposition.
- Who
- INDIA bloc MPs, BJP leaders Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Sambit Patra, and Rahul Gandhi.
- What
- The INDIA bloc MPs marched to the Election Commission demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation; BJP leaders condemned the march and disputed Gandhi’s account of a Supreme Court hearing.
- When
- The report is dated October 6 and refers to a Supreme Court hearing on Monday; it does not specify the year.
- Where
- New Delhi.
- Why
- The MPs sought Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation. BJP leaders said the march was an attempt to malign institutions and promote Rahul Gandhi.
Opposition claims and actions
BJP’s response
Election Commission and voter rolls
Opposition claims and actions
INDIA bloc MPs marched to the Election Commission demanding Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation. Rahul Gandhi claimed the CEC changed Form 6 illegally and unilaterally.
BJP’s response
Chouhan defended voter-roll revision, while Patra said the Supreme Court had not declared Form 6 illegal and had only issued notices.
Purpose and impact of the march
Opposition claims and actions
The MPs’ stated demand was the chief election commissioner’s resignation; the report does not include their explanation for the march beyond that demand.
BJP’s response
Chouhan said the opposition was venting frustration over election defeats and maligning constitutional bodies. Patra alleged the effort was intended to promote Rahul Gandhi and create confusion.
- March
- INDIA bloc MPs marched to the Election Commission.
- Demand
- The MPs demanded Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
- BJP response
- Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Sambit Patra criticised the march and the opposition.
- Voter-roll process
- Chouhan referred to the Special Intensive Revision and argued for removing ineligible or duplicate entries.
- Form 6
- The report says Form 6 is used by people seeking inclusion on the voters’ list.
- Supreme Court
- Patra said the court had issued notices on a PIL and had not ruled that Form 6 was illegal.