Speaking to reporters in Pudukkottai, Regupathy said, "We didn't say there should be no SIR. We only said it shouldn't be done in a hurry. It should be undertaken carefully after the 2026 elections to ensure that no voter's name is missed out."
Addressing a public meeting in Jhanjharpur, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of protecting "infiltrators", and asserted that the BJP will weed out such names from Bihar's electoral rolls as well as the entire country.
The SIR and the EC orders, if not set aside, can "arbitrarily and without due process disenfranchise lakhs of voters" from electing their representatives, thereby disrupting free and fair elections and democracy in the country, which are part of the basic structure of the Constitution, sa
"This sense of entitlement is so powerful that it can overshadow even a poor track record, enabling dynasts to remain at the helm of their parties despite successive electoral defeats," Tharoor said, stressing, "Dynastic politics pose a grave threat to Indian democracy." "When political p
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) Spokesperson Veera Vignesh on Monday termed DMK as his party's political enemy and the BJP as its ideological enemy. He said that his party is opposed to conducting the Special Intensive Revision of the electoral rolls in the State. However, he added that th
Jamui is going to see a triangular contest between Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Shreyasi Singh, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) candidate Mohammad Shamsad Alam and Jan Suraaj candidate Anil Prasad Sah.
The meeting brought together district in-charges actively involved in forming booth (unit) committees across Tamil Nadu. Discussions focused on strengthening grassroots-level organisational work and ensuring coordination across districts.
"I want to appeal to everyone to come and participate in the election process, and everyone come to exercise their right to vote. On the topic of violence, Election Commission wants to make it clear that the Election Commission has zero tolerance towards violence. No incident of violence
"This election is a fight between the people and TMC... As a political party, we have to go to people's homes and assure them what the double-engine government will do... The people have decided that TMC will not remain in West Bengal," Bhattacharya said, on Saturday.
The final result announced by the electoral commission on Saturday showed Hassan had won 97.66 percent of Wednesday's vote, dominating every constituency.
The Sikkim State Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has submitted a memorandum to the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Election Department here, requesting an immediate initiation of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Sikkim.
The rally is likely to be attended by various leaders of both the MVA and MNS, including state Congress chief Harshwardhan Sapkal, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray, UBT leader Aaditya Thackeray, and MNS chief Raj Thackeray among others.