{
  "id": 10159486,
  "title": "‘No confusion in Election Commission’: BJP MP hits back at Congress amid row",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/no-confusion-in-election-commission-bjp-mp-hits-back-at-congress-amid",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-27T06:42:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/no-confusion-in-election-commission-bjp-mp-hits-back-at-congress-amid-row-101790476308853.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "BJP MP Naresh Bansal responded to the opposition's calls for the Chief Election Commissioner's resignation, asserting that there is no confusion within the Election Commission of India (ECI). He explained that while the three members may have differing views before a decision, the final decision is always unanimous. Bansal accused the opposition of creating a false image of confusion to project their own image. The Congress party, in contrast, claims the ECI has faced setbacks, but the UP Minister Dinesh Pratap Singh dismissed these allegations, stating that the ECI's actions have been validated by the people and other constitutional bodies. The controversy stems from a report by the Indian Express alleging that Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi objected 14 times over 10 months to decisions related to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. However, the ECI clarified that all decisions related to the SIR were made unanimously.",
  "summary": "The Election Commission has clarified that all decisions related to the schedule of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls were taken with unanimous approval. This comes amid a row with the Congress party, which has been critical of the SIR exercise.\n\nUttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath defended the Election Commission, saying that the current SIR exercise is not the first such revision undertaken by the poll body. According to him, similar exercises were conducted in 1952, 1957, 1961, 1965-66, and 2003.\n\nThe Election Commission had also clarified that eligible voters who were left out would be given an opportunity to submit the required form, and that all three Election Commissioners had addressed the press to clarify the situation.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "‘Congress part of every conspiracy’: CM Yogi amid 'dissent within EC' row",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/congress-part-of-every-conspiracy-cm-yogi-amid-dissent-within-ec-row",
        "published": "2026-09-27T06:02:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Yogi Adityanath targets Congress over SIR, says opposition harming democracy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/yogi-adityanath-targets-congress-over-sir-says-opposition-harming",
        "published": "2026-09-27T06:22:48.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}