BJP rejects allegations of voter deletions during SIR, defends EC process
BJP Telangana president N. Ramchander Rao said decisions to delete voters’ names follow field-level verification, and criticised Congress and AIMIM’s allegations against the Election Commission
BJP president N. Ramchander Rao declared on Sunday (October 4, 2026) that allegations of wrongdoing during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists were baseless. He affirmed that the process was solely managed by state government officials under the Election Commission's oversight. Rao explained that voter deletion decisions followed thorough field-level verification, and merely filing Form 7, a document for raising objections, did not guarantee a name's removal.
No BJP Booth Level Agents submitted Form 7s seeking name deletions, he emphasized. Rao criticized the controversy, arguing that raising questions about the electoral process was inappropriate when the issue was still under review. He also accused Congress of hypocrisy, pointing out their praise of elections when they won, but questioning their legitimacy when they lost.
Rao further claimed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and others were attempting to undermine democratic institutions. BJP spokesperson N.V. Subash invited AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi to seek legal action if he had evidence of electoral malpractice.
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