Archive · 7 Sep 2026
Telangana BJP Chief Accuses Congress of Targeting Voters During SIR
Telangana is checking and updating its voter lists through a process called the Special Intensive Revision, or SIR.
BJP leader N Ramchander Rao says the process is being used unfairly against people who support his party.
He especially mentioned parts of the Secunderabad Parliamentary Constituency.
Rao also said some voters who moved from nearby Telugu-speaking states were being targeted.
He claimed that relatives of BJP leaders received notices for technical reasons.
Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy had linked the voter-list process to the BJP’s political plans, according to Rao.
Rao disagreed and pointed to Kerala, where Congress won after a similar process.
He asked election officials to work fairly.
He also said the BJP would complain to election authorities if it found evidence of wrongdoing.
Telangana BJP president N Ramchander Rao accused the Congress government of selectively deleting BJP-supporting voters during the Special Intensive Revision process.
Rao rejected Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy’s claim that the BJP sought electoral gains through targeted vote deletions.
He alleged that voters from neighbouring Telugu states and relatives of BJP leaders were being targeted or harassed with notices.
Rao urged Booth Level Officers to act impartially and resist illegal pressure while performing their constitutional duties.
He said the BJP would submit evidence-based complaints to the Election Commission of India and pursue legal action over irregularities.
- Who
- Telangana BJP president N Ramchander Rao made the allegations against Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and the Congress government.
- What
- Rao accused the government of using the Special Intensive Revision to target and delete votes supporting the BJP.
- When
- The allegations were made on Sunday; the articles do not provide a specific date.
- Where
- The statements were made in Hyderabad, with alleged voter targeting also cited in the Secunderabad Parliamentary Constituency and Khammam district.
- Why
- Rao said the allegations were politically motivated and claimed the voter revision process was being used to disadvantage BJP supporters.
BJP’s Allegations
Chief Minister’s Position
Purpose of the voter revision
BJP’s Allegations
N Ramchander Rao said the Congress government was misusing the Special Intensive Revision to remove votes that favor the BJP.
Chief Minister’s Position
According to Rao, A Revanth Reddy said the BJP was trying to come to power through selectively deleting targeted votes; the full remarks were not provided.
Political impact
BJP’s Allegations
Rao argued that the revision could not be linked exclusively to BJP electoral prospects, citing Congress’s victory in Kerala after the process.
Chief Minister’s Position
The Chief Minister’s reported comments connected targeted vote deletions and the SIR process with the BJP’s effort to gain power.
Treatment of voters and officials
BJP’s Allegations
Rao alleged that voters who migrated from neighbouring Telugu states, BJP supporters, and relatives of BJP leaders were being targeted or harassed.
Chief Minister’s Position
No detailed response from the Chief Minister or Congress government to these specific allegations was included in the article.
- Process
- Special Intensive Revision of voter lists
- Main accuser
- N Ramchander Rao, Telangana BJP president
- Political target
- Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and the Congress government
- Alleged location of voter deletions
- Secunderabad Parliamentary Constituency
- Officials involved
- Booth Level Officers, who Rao said are state government employees
- Proposed action
- Legal action and evidence-based complaints to the Election Commission of India
- Related example
- Rao said Congress won in Kerala after completion of the SIR process