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NDA Takes Commanding Lead in Bihar as Akhilesh Yadav Decries SIR and Mobilizes ‘PDA Prahari’

Opposition criticism centers on the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision of rolls completed on September 30.

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Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav alleged that the game carried out through SIR in Bihar has now been exposed.
Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav addressing the press conference in Lucknow on Wednesday. (HT)
Samajwadi Party (SP) national president Akhilesh Yadav. (HT file)

Overview

  • Election Commission trends show the BJP-led NDA leading in roughly 200 of Bihar’s 243 seats, pointing to a decisive edge in the assembly contest.
  • Akhilesh Yadav called the Special Intensive Revision an “electoral conspiracy,” said its “game” has been exposed, and pledged vigilance through the SP’s ‘PDA Prahari’ (PPTV) monitoring effort.
  • Bihar Congress chief Rajesh Ram alleged serious anomalies in the counting process, including abrupt slowdowns after initial rounds at several centers.
  • The EC’s SIR in Bihar concluded with final rolls published on September 30 following opposition protests, a charge of bias the Commission rejected.
  • In Uttar Pradesh, CEO Navdeep Rinwa reported enumeration forms had reached about 60% of eligible voters, with officials told to accelerate distribution in lagging districts.