Bengal deletions, Telangana suspicion: proof still missing
Revanth Reddy says the BJP won Bengal by deleting votes and is trying the method in Telangana. The official record confirms the revision, not the alleged political targeting.
The revision is documented; the alleged political targeting remains unproven.
Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has accused the BJP-led Union government of using electoral-roll revision to remove opposition voters, alleging that the party won Maharashtra, Bihar and West Bengal through deletions and is now attempting the same in Telangana. He made the claim while addressing Congress workers in Kodangal on September 5.
Telangana is conducting an official Special Intensive Revision. The Chief Electoral Officer’s website lists draft rolls, claims and objections, and categories for absent, shifted, dead and duplicate electors. The Election Commission’s SIR portal confirms the exercise across states. It does not, however, establish that Congress supporters, SC, ST or minority voters are being targeted.
West Bengal did see large-scale deletions: 27.16 lakh electors were found “not eligible” after adjudication, according to an analysis based on Election Commission data. In some constituencies, deletions exceeded the victory margin. That is electoral arithmetic, not proof of motive. In fact, TMC won 13 of the 20 constituencies with the highest deletion numbers.
Revanth has also alleged BJP–BRS coordination. No supporting document or BRS response appears in the material reviewed. The BJP and the Election Commission have not publicly answered the specific Telangana allegation in the supplied record. The revision is documented. The political targeting remains an allegation waiting for evidence.