Politics · India · 8 hrs ago
Bhupender Yadav accuses Congress of creating confusion over Bihar voter roll revision
Union Minister Bhupender Yadav accused Congress and other opposition parties of creating confusion over voter roll changes in Bihar.
He said the Election Commission’s special intensive revision is a constitutional process to remove deceased, relocated or duplicate entries and include eligible voters.
Yadav said officials conducted door-to-door checks for about 7.89 crore voters and shared draft rolls with party representatives.
He also said only two formal objections were filed by Booth Level Agents, out of 160,000, during a Supreme Court hearing.
Congress has claimed that 89 lakh names were removed, while Yadav said the party did not file formal objections to those removals.
The dispute concerns confidence in electoral rolls, which determine who can vote and can become a focus of political debate.
The BJP’s “Save Democracy, End Anarchy” campaign aims to raise public awareness, according to Yadav.
Union Minister Bhupender Yadav accused the Congress and other opposition parties of creating confusion over Bihar’s electoral roll revision.
He said the special intensive revision is a routine constitutional process and accused the opposition of turning it into a political issue.
Yadav made the remarks at a press conference at the BJP office in Patna on November 5, 2026.
He said about 7.89 crore voters underwent door-to-door verification and claimed only two formal objections were raised by 160,000 Booth Level Agents.
- Who
- Union Minister and BJP leader Bhupender Yadav accused the Congress and other opposition parties.
- What
- He said they were creating confusion over the special intensive revision of Bihar’s electoral rolls.
- When
- November 5, 2026.
- Where
- At a press conference at the BJP office in Patna, Bihar.
- Why
- Yadav said the revision is a routine constitutional process to remove ineligible or duplicate entries and include eligible citizens.
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- Press conference
- BJP office, Patna
- Date
- November 5, 2026
- Voters verified
- Approximately 7.89 crore
- Booth Level Agents
- 160,000
- Formal objections
- Two raised, according to Yadav
What people are saying
The objective of the SIR is to rectify the electoral rolls by removing the names of deceased or permanently relocated individuals and those with duplicate entries, while also ensuring that eligible citizens are included.
Since 1950, such intensive revisions have been conducted eight times. Previously, no political party had ever opposed this standard democratic process.
Electoral outcomes are linked to the trust of the people. The opposition’s weakening connection with the public is the reason they seek excuses following election results.