SIR exposing illegal voters, Congress spreading misinformation out of fear: Ramchander Rao

During the BJP State Office Bearers meeting in Hyderabad on Monday, October 5, 2026, BJP State president N. Ramchander Rao accused the Congress and India bloc parties of spreading misinformation about illegal voters being exposed during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. Rao alleged that during previous Congress regimes, illegal immigrants obtained ration cards and voter registration through "backdoor methods."

He claimed that the current verification exercise was identifying and removing ineligible names from voter lists. Rao specifically mentioned that around 30,000 Rohingya and other illegal voters were found in the Maheshwaram Assembly constituency, though he did not provide supporting data. He accused the Congress of adopting "double standards," saying voter list revisions are a "routine process" to update records and remove records of people who have moved for employment or personal reasons.

Rao praised the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and the Election Commission (EC) when the BJP wins but questioned them after defeat. He also criticized the Congress for questioning the validity of recent elections, suggesting that if they believed the elections were invalid, their Chief Ministers should resign.