Breaking: BJP CMs Unite Over SIR Row, Target Opposition, Demand Apology From Rahul Gandhi
BJP leaders said the Election Commission’s SIR decisions were unanimous and accused Congress of undermining institutions after repeated electoral defeats.
- On September 27, 2026, BJP Chief Ministers united to defend the Election Commission against Opposition criticism of the Systematic Improvement of Rolls process, demanding an apology from Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.
- The ruling party emphasized that the ECI provided a "point-by-point and fact-based clarification" regarding the SIR exercise, which removed over 1 crore duplicate entries and 2.8 crore deceased voters from electoral rolls across states and union territories.
- "No votes have been stolen; Rahul Gandhi's mind has been stolen," Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis stated, while Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai accused Congress of "anti-national conduct."
- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta alleged the Opposition is creating a "baseless controversy" to distract from governance failures, arguing that criticizing constitutional bodies weakens democratic trust.
- West Bengal BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari blamed former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for the deletion of 27 lakh names in Bengal, while Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma described the INDIA bloc as an "alliance of defeated people.
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BJP CMs join fight against Election Commission: ‘Congress, allies spreading lies, weakening democracy’
This comes a day after the ECI’s statement on Saturday following The Indian Express investigation on notes of dissent by the two Election Commissioners, Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, over SIR-related decisions taken by the poll panel
BJP leader Chalavadi Narayanaswamy accused Rahul Gandhi of targeting the EC and CEC unnecessarily. He said that Rahul Gandhi himself doesn't know why he is attacking the Election Commission and Election Commissioners.
Breaking: BJP CMs Unite Over SIR Row, Target Opposition, Demand Apology From Rahul Gandhi
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BJP chief ministers hit back at Rahul Gandhi over allegations against CEC Gyanesh Kumar. Read how the ruling party defends the Election Commission.
The controversy surrounding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar has intensified. While the Congress is preparing for protests across the country demanding his resignation, the BJP has fielded 12 Chief Ministers and defended the Election Commission. There are allegations of irregularities in the special revision of the voter list. The Commission has clarified that its decisions are made by consensus.
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