ECI functioning as arm of BJP, SIR part of strategy to manufacture majority: Congress

Congress MP Jairam Ramesh asserted that nobody is against the process of electoral roll revision, but what is being opposed is the manner in which the ECI is “managing, coordinating, and manipulating” the entire process. File | Photo Credit: PTI The Congress on Sunday (July 5, 2026) alleged that the Election Commission (ECI) is functioning as an "arm of the BJP" and claimed that the SIR was part of the "Modi-Shah strategy" to "manufacture a majority" by manipulating the electoral rolls.Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh asserted that nobody is against the process of electoral roll revision, but what is being opposed is the manner in which the ECI is "managing, coordinating, and manipulating" the entire process. Published - July 05, 2026 08:00 pm IST