Archive · 23 Jul 2025
Bihar Opposition Mulls Election Boycott Amid Voter List Dispute
The leader of the Rashtriya Janata Dal, Tejashwi Yadav, is upset with how elections are being handled in Bihar.
He thinks the people in charge are helping the ruling party, the BJP.
He is considering having his party and allies not participate in the upcoming elections.
They are protesting changes to the voter lists, believing the Election Commission is removing real voters and showing false numbers.
Yadav believes this is unfair, and the government is choosing voters instead of voters choosing the government.
They plan to talk with their allies and the public to make a final decision.
Tejashwi Yadav suggests the Opposition might boycott Bihar elections due to alleged bias.
Yadav claims the Election Commission takes orders from the ruling BJP.
The Opposition held a 'black protest' over the Special Intensive Revision of voter lists.
Opposition alleges genuine voters are removed while inflated figures are shown to the Supreme Court.
Yadav calls the voter list revision a 'fraudulent drive'.
- Who
- Tejashwi Yadav and the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) along with other opposition parties are involved.
- What
- The Opposition, led by Tejashwi Yadav, is considering a boycott of the Bihar elections.
- When
- The issue concerns the upcoming Bihar assembly polls.
- Where
- Bihar, India.
- Why
- Due to allegations of bias by the Election Commission, including manipulation of voter lists.
Opposition Stance
Government's Stance
Election Commission's Independence
Opposition Stance
Election Commission is biased and taking orders from the BJP.
Government's Stance
The government has argued that the Election Commission was holding the revision and it could not answer on behalf of the poll body. So the issue of revision of voter list cannot be discussed.
Voter List Revision
Opposition Stance
Genuine voters are deleted from rolls.
Government's Stance
Government argues the Election Commission holds the revision.
- Politician
- Tejashwi Yadav
- Political Party
- Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)
- Event
- Bihar Assembly Elections
- Allegation
- Election Commission bias towards BJP
- Action
- Opposition may boycott elections