- Calls for CEC resignation amid election irregularities
- The Central Election Commission (CEC) is facing allegations regarding institutional mismanagement.
- Opposition accuses the Election Commission of bias toward the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.
Protests erupted in Bihar and Mumbai as opposition alleges the CEC process benefits the BJP during electoral roll revisions.
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Protests erupted in Bihar and Mumbai as opposition alleges the CEC process benefits the BJP during electoral roll revisions.
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What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.Kharge and Congress attack BJP-RSS ideology; Nitish Kumar aligns with RSS believers.1 source
Protesters take election irregularity claims against EC and BJP to the Supreme Court.1 source
BJP forms government in Bihar amid ongoing electoral roll revision discussions.1 source
Opposition protests in Bihar and Mumbai allege CEC bias favoring BJP during revision exercise.1 source
Kharge questioned electoral roll manipulation in Bihar, linking it to broader opposition concerns.1 source
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Opposition accuses the Election Commission of bias toward the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.Also in this story
- Protesters demanded Gyanesh Kumar's removal as the BJP-led government changed the ECI's rules.
- Akali Dal and Bahujan Samaj Party members supported a resolution against the Chief Election Commissioner.
- The Chief Election Commissioner's office is operating under political pressure.
Within Calls for CEC resignation amid election irregularities
The entities involved
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Bihar
state in eastern India
- A depression in the Bay of Bengal is moving inland, bringing heavy rainfall to eastern and central Indian states including Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, and Telangana.
- The Supreme Court is conducting a judicial review regarding the powers related to the intensive revision of the electoral rolls.
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election commission
body which oversees elections
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Bharatiya Janata Party
right-wing political party in India
Related events
- Activists from Haryana participated in a protest in Delhi demanding the Chief Election Commissioner's resignation over election irregularities.
- Protests against the Election Commission occurred in New Delhi, while specific concerns about survey methods and poll influence arose in Bihar.
- Gandhi's associates held a protest march in Delhi while BJP leaders attacked an opposition petition against the Election Commission.
- Mallikarjun Kharge and Asaduddin Owaisi filed petitions challenging voter roll irregularities and the electoral roll revision process in Bihar.
- Protests are challenging the political dominance of the Bharatiya Janata Party.