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Opposition Stalls Parliament Over Bihar Voter Roll Revision as ECI Rebuts Fraud Claims

Opposition MPs have blockaded Parliament sessions to demand rollback of Bihar's draft electoral rolls, which cut 65 lakh names under a month-long revision window ahead of state elections.

Leader of Opposition in the Bihar Assembly and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav addresses a press conference, in Patna, Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025.
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Overview

  • The Election Commission released draft Bihar rolls on August 1 after a Special Intensive Revision, showing a net removal of 65.6 lakh names and opening a one-month window for claims and objections.
  • I.N.D.I.A. bloc MPs disrupted both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha proceedings with daily protests and adjournment notices to force a formal debate on the SIR process and its alleged disenfranchisement.
  • Rahul Gandhi pledged to unveil “atom bomb” evidence of ECI complicity in vote manipulation, a claim the poll body dismissed as misleading and baseless.
  • Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge accused the SIR of targeting 6.5–10 million poor, marginalized and minority voters, while the ECI maintains the exercise complied with constitutional and legal norms.
  • RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav’s assertion that his name was missing from the draft rolls was refuted by the ECI, which confirmed his registration and is investigating his EPIC verification discrepancy.