Senior RJD leader and former Bihar deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav said that the India Alliance leaders will meet at Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge’s residence over the Special Intensive Review (SIR) exercise. He said they are writing letters to all the senior leaders of the alliance in this regard.
‘We cannot see democracy ending’
While talking to media persons, Tejashwi Yadav said, “We have no problem with the Special Intensive Review (SIR) exercise, but the manner in which this exercise is being conducted is dangerous for democracy. We cannot see democracy ending… We will fight against it on every platform. We are writing letters to all the big leaders of the country and will attend the INDIA alliance meeting to be held at the residence of Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on the 19th…”
#WATCH | Patna, Bihar: On the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise of voter list in Bihar, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav says, "…We have no problem with the Special Intensive Review (SIR) exercise, but the manner in which this exercise is being conducted is dangerous for… pic.twitter.com/HOqltKm7yF
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‘EC is working under the direction of the BJP office’
“The Election Commission of India is working under the direction of the BJP office. We sensitised people about their rights; we went to the Supreme Court; even the Supreme Court gave its directions, but Gyanesh Kumar did not do a single press conference and answer anything,” he further said.
Meanwhile. the Election Commission of India (ECI) says it has received Enumeration Forms from over 6.99 crore electors in Bihar ahead of the release of the draft electoral roll on August 1, 2025. As per official data released on Thursday, this accounts for 88.65 per cent of the total 7,89,69,844 registered voters in the state as of June 24, 2025.
6.85 per cent of electors have yet to submit their forms
A total of 6,47,24,300 forms have already been uploaded to the system, which is 81.96 per cent of the total electorate. However, 6.85 per cent of electors, around 54.07 lakh people, have yet to submit their forms.
During the door-to-door verification process, Booth Level Officers (BLOS) found that 35,69,435 electors (4.5%) were not present at their registered addresses despite three visits. Among them, around 12.55 lakh (1.59%) are suspected to be deceased, 17.37 lakh (2.2%) are believed to have permanently shifted, and 5.76 lakh (0.73%) have been found to be enrolled at multiple places.
