Overview
- An official notification extends the claims and objections period to January 19 for Rajasthan, West Bengal, Goa, Puducherry and Lakshadweep, with instructions for wide publicity via state gazettes, BLOs and ECI platforms.
- In Jaipur’s Hawa Mahal, BLO Kirti Kumar alleged pressure to remove 470 voters and was heard threatening self-harm in a viral audio, while local BJP representatives said the objections targeted voters who no longer reside there.
- Congress leaders alleged mass, possibly forged filings in Rajasthan, citing 1,383 objections entered in a single day in Ramgarh, Alwar, and demanded criminal cases against those responsible and accountable officials.
- West Bengal reported fresh protests, vandalism at government offices and transport blockades linked to SIR hearings, as a BLO was reported dead by suicide and BLO groups decried heavy workloads and procedural harassment.
- BJP leaders rejected claims of partisan deletions, with Hawa Mahal MLA Balmukundacharya defending the ECI-led process as a lawful roll clean-up targeting duplicates, deceased voters and ineligible entries.