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India's Voter Roll Fight: Protests, Courts, and the Election Commission
Published 1 week, 5 days ago
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On October 16, polling was scheduled for 12 Rajya Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and West Bengal. On October 23, elections are scheduled for 28 Legislative Council seats across Bihar, Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Uttar Pradesh. Behind those votes is a bigger argument over voter-list revisions, known as Special Intensive Revision, in Bihar, with opposition groups holding near-daily protests; critics say the revision process could favour Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BJP, a claim the government and the Election Commission reject.