Overview
- Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav alleged exit polls are being deployed to demoralise opposition parties, citing perceived past inaccuracies and the Chandigarh outcome.
- He claimed the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls is being misused to strike off eligible SP supporters, calling it a bid to weaken the opposition.
- The SP announced a ‘PDA Prahari’ network to monitor the revision, assist voters, gather evidence of irregularities, and lodge complaints with the Election Commission.
- Uttar Pradesh CEO Navdeep Rinwa reported 9.38 crore of 15.44 crore voters have received forms, flagged 13 districts below 50% distribution, and directed completion by November 15.
- Officials urged coordination with party representatives and BLAs to support BLOs, highlighted online form submission, while Yadav told workers to help residents complete corrections and accused the BJP of diverting attention from inflation and unemployment.