Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav alleged a "massive conspiracy" to selectively delete voter names, claiming that opposition votes were being targeted under the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in Uttar Pradesh.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Navdeep Rinwa on Friday announced that notices are being sent to voters whose details in the 2026 Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls do not match those in the 2003 records.
Speaking with ANI, RP Singh said, "When Akhilesh Yadav raises questions about SIR, he wants to say that support for his party has ended. If his party still has support, then his BLAs should fill in forms 6 and 7 for those who have been cut."
Addressing a press conference in Lucknow, Yadav questioned the Election Commission's credibility, claiming that nearly three lakh voters had already been removed from a single district, with more deletions likely.
The second phase of the SIR exercise covers Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Madhya Pradesh, Puducherry, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal, following the successful completion of the first phase in Bihar.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday announced a revised schedule for the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in 12 States and Union Territories, extending several key deadlines by one week.
Uttar Pradesh Minister and Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party chief Om Prakash Rajbhar on Monday welcomed the Election Commission's decision to conduct the second phase of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists in 12 States and Union Territories, including UP.
Addressing public rallies in support of BJP candidate Ramkripal Yadav (Danapur) and NDA's Shyam Rajak (Phulwari Sharif), CM Yogi alleged that the opposition was trying to take Bihar back to an era of Jungle Raj and fraudulent elections.
In Uttar Pradesh (UP), 127 Registered Unrecognised Political Parties (RUPPs) have failed to submit their election expenditure reports, prompting the Chief Electoral Officer to issue a show-cause notice.
Congress MP Imran Masood on Tuesday firmly rejected any notion of dependency on the Samajwadi Party (SP) for seat-sharing in the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections in 2027, asserting that the Congress party is not a beggar that will ask for a seat from the SP.
Ahead of the counting of votes for Lok Sabha polls, Uttar Pradesh Minister Sanjay Nishad on Monday said that opposition parties did nothing for the public in their respective tenure and people's sentiment towards this will be reflected in the election result tomorrow.
Gorakhpur Lok Sabha candidate Ravi Kishan on Saturday arrived at a polling booth in Gorakhpur and queued up in the line to cast his vote , emphasizing that politicians are "servants of the public, not VIP".