Archive · 6 Oct 2026
BJP’s Rao Accuses AIMIM of Bogus Votes, Congress Hypocrisy
N. Ramchandra Rao, who leads the BJP in Telangana, made accusations about voter lists and elections.
He said AIMIM had won elections in Hyderabad’s Old City using fake votes.
He also accused the BRS and Congress of working with AIMIM for political benefit.
Rao said BJP workers should be allowed to submit Form-7 requests to check voter entries.
He explained that submitting a form does not automatically remove anyone from the voter list.
Election officials must first give notice, investigate and hold a hearing.
Rao also recalled earlier statements by Congress leaders about possible voter-list problems.
He challenged Congress leader Pawan Khera’s claim about how many votes were deleted across India.
These were Rao’s claims at a press conference.
Telangana BJP president N. Ramchandra Rao accused AIMIM of winning Old City elections using fake and bogus votes.
Rao alleged that the BRS and Congress colluded with AIMIM for political benefit.
He said BJP workers submitting Form-7 requests to verify voter entries faced illegal cases, and argued that filing the form does not itself delete votes.
Rao said deletion requires notice, a field inquiry and a physical hearing by election officials.
He cited past Congress claims of voter-list irregularities and disputed Pawan Khera’s account of 13.3 crore deletions nationwide.
- Who
- N. Ramchandra Rao, Telangana BJP president, accused AIMIM, BRS and Congress over voter-list issues.
- What
- Rao alleged bogus voting and political collusion, and defended BJP workers’ submission of Form-7 requests.
- When
- Tuesday; the article also refers to Congress allegations made in 2018.
- Where
- Hyderabad, Telangana, including the Old City.
- Why
- Rao said voter-list purification was challenging alleged bogus entries and criticized what he described as obstruction of the process.
Congress and AIMIM’s reported positions
BJP president Rao’s claims
Voter-list entries and deletions
Congress and AIMIM’s reported positions
Pawan Khera claimed that 13.3 crore votes had been deleted nationwide; Congress leaders had also previously alleged voter-list irregularities.
BJP president Rao’s claims
Rao disputed Khera’s characterization, saying most entries were absent or shifted, dead, or duplicates, and said Form-7 applications do not automatically delete votes.
BJP workers’ Form-7 submissions
Congress and AIMIM’s reported positions
Rao alleged that authorities registered cases against BJP workers after AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi called; the article does not provide a response from Congress or AIMIM.
BJP president Rao’s claims
Rao said submitting Form-7 is lawful and that election officials must give notice, investigate and hold a physical hearing before deciding whether to remove a voter.
AIMIM’s Old City election wins
Congress and AIMIM’s reported positions
The article provides no response from AIMIM to Rao’s accusation.
BJP president Rao’s claims
Rao alleged AIMIM had won Old City elections for years using fake and bogus votes, with BRS and Congress colluding for political benefit.
- Speaker
- N. Ramchandra Rao, Telangana BJP president
- Party accused of bogus votes
- AIMIM, according to Rao
- Other parties named
- BRS and Congress
- Voter-list form discussed
- Form-7
- 2018 discrepancy allegation
- Rao said Abhishek Manu Singhvi alleged 70 lakh discrepancies in Telangana’s voter list.
- National deletion figure
- Rao disputed Pawan Khera’s claim of 13.3 crore deletions and gave breakdown figures of 9.5 crore absent or shifted, 2.7 crore dead, and nearly 1 crore duplicate entries.