Archive · 29 Sep 2026
BJP Accuses Congress of U-Turn on Voter Roll Revision
The BJP says Congress has changed its position on checking voter lists.
It says Congress once wanted duplicate, dead and incorrect names removed.
The BJP says Congress now opposes a similar checking exercise called Special Intensive Revision, or SIR.
BJP spokesperson Siddharth Yadav used examples from several states to support his claim.
He said millions of names were removed during different revision exercises.
The BJP argues that Congress is criticizing the process because it has lost elections.
Congress and other opposition parties have raised concerns about names being removed from voter lists.
The BJP says the opposition should check the lists carefully but should not blame the election process for its losses.
Yadav also criticized Rahul Gandhi’s changing allegations about election officials.
BJP spokesperson Siddharth Yadav accused Congress of reversing its earlier support for removing duplicate, dead and ineligible voter names.
Yadav cited Congress statements about electoral rolls in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Rajasthan and Kerala to support the allegation.
He claimed recent Special Intensive Revision exercises removed millions of names across several states, including 65 lakh in Bihar and 73.39 lakh in Telangana.
The BJP alleged Congress is opposing the current revision to explain electoral losses and spread a false narrative about the election process.
Yadav also questioned Congress’s criticism of changes to voter rolls during the UPA period and mocked Rahul Gandhi’s changing focus on alleged vote theft.
- Who
- The BJP, represented by spokesperson Siddharth Yadav, accused the Congress and opposition parties of changing their position on electoral-roll revision.
- What
- The BJP alleged that Congress made a political U-turn by opposing Special Intensive Revision after previously seeking removal of duplicate, dead and ineligible voter names.
- When
- The statement was made on Tuesday, September 29; the report also refers to revision exercises conducted in 2025 and 2026.
- Where
- At the BJP headquarters in New Delhi, with examples cited from Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Rajasthan, Kerala, Bihar, Delhi and Maharashtra.
- Why
- The BJP said Congress was opposing the revision to conceal electoral failures and create a false narrative about the country’s election process.
BJP Position
Congress and Opposition Position
Special Intensive Revision
BJP Position
The BJP says SIR removes duplicate, dead and ineligible voters and is consistent with Congress’s earlier demands to cleanse electoral rolls.
Congress and Opposition Position
Congress and opposition parties are described as opposing or questioning the current SIR and the removal of names from voter lists.
Reason for criticism
BJP Position
The BJP alleges Congress is using a false narrative about the election process to hide electoral failures and avoid introspection after losing elections.
Congress and Opposition Position
The opposition has raised concerns about the process and plans outreach to people whose names were removed, according to the report.
Changes to voter rolls
BJP Position
The BJP says Congress did not object to large additions and deletions during the UPA period but now calls similar changes irregular.
Congress and Opposition Position
The opposition questions the legitimacy or fairness of recent changes, including the deletion of voter names and addition of new names.
- BJP spokesperson
- Siddharth Yadav
- Main allegation
- Congress has taken a U-turn on voter-list revision.
- Revision cited
- Special Intensive Revision, or SIR, of electoral rolls.
- Telangana figure cited
- The BJP claimed 73.39 lakh names were removed during a subsequent SIR.
- Bihar figure cited
- The BJP claimed 65 lakh names were removed during a 2025 SIR.
- Kerala figure cited
- The BJP claimed 8.57 lakh duplicate names were removed during a subsequent SIR.
- Additional criticism
- Yadav questioned Congress’s objections to recent roll changes after changes were made during the UPA period.