Overview
- The Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls began on November 4 across nine states and three Union territories.
- Speaking in Pachmarhi, Rahul Gandhi alleged 2.5 million votes were stolen in Haryana and said similar patterns occurred in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh, promising to release data in stages.
- UP Congress leader Aradhana Mishra labeled SIR unconstitutional and BJP-sponsored, citing party figures of 521,619 duplicate voters, 1,124,177 fake photo entries and 350,000 cancellations in Haryana.
- Congress is mobilising through a Vote Chor Gaddi Chhod signature drive that recorded 1,795,370 signatories in Uttar Pradesh and plans a late-November Ramlila Maidan rally to deliver nationwide signatures to the President.
- Gandhi accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar of direct involvement, with the reports carrying no independent verification or Election Commission response.