Overview

• A Special Intensive Revision flagged 35 lakh entries by mid-July and culminated in the removal of 65.6 lakh names from Bihar’s draft voter rolls.
• Tejashwi Yadav alleged systematic exclusions, including deletion of specific community members and the retention of deceased voters.
• He said he has compiled proof of irregularities and will submit it to the Election Commission before petitioning the Supreme Court if corrections are not made.
• The Election Commission issued Yadav a show-cause notice over alleged dual voter IDs, which the BJP argues could constitute a criminal offence.
• Pappu Yadav publicly defended the RJD leader and accused the poll body of acting under directives from the BJP.