Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and 10 other INDIA bloc leaders have filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, alleging large-scale voter deletions and irregularities in the exercise.
The petition was registered under diary number 64196/2026 on October 12 and is currently pending, according to the case status on the Supreme Court’s website.
Earlier reporting noted: Earlier, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi announced that Opposition leaders would march towards the Supreme Court later in the day to begin the legal process. Earlier reporting noted: BJP accuses INDIA Bloc of political theatrics over SIR, criticises march to Supreme Court The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday criticised the Opposition INDIA bloc over its proposed march to the Supreme Court against the Election Commission of India (ECI), accusing the Congress-led alliance of turning the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls into a political controversy. They are Rahul Gandhi, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Trinamool Congress leader Saugata Roy, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut, CPI(M) leader M.A. Baby, CPI leader D. Raja, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leader Mahua Majhi, NCP (SP) leader Supriya Sule and Indian Union Muslim League leader E.T. Mohammed Basheer. Opposition parties have raised concerns about the revision of electoral rolls, while the BJP has defended the process and accused the Congress of politicising the issue. He also appealed to citizens to join the campaign in support of the Constitution and democracy.
The petition lists 11 Opposition leaders from various parties in the INDIA bloc.
Earlier reporting noted: The INDIA bloc leaders were marching towards the apex court, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the SIR exercise.
BJP dismisses opposition’s allegations
He announced that INDIA bloc leaders would jointly approach the apex court to initiate legal proceedings. Earlier on Monday, Gandhi said Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant had advised Opposition leaders to approach the Supreme Court through a formal petition after they sought an appointment to raise their concerns over the exercise. Gandhi also appealed to citizens to join their campaign in support of the Constitution and democracy. “This is baseless… They are lying. Paswan also alleged that the Congress was losing elections across the country, including polls conducted using ballot papers. He cited local elections in Silchar in Assam, Tripura and Himachal Pradesh to support his argument.
Addressing a press conference at the Congress headquarters in New Delhi, Gandhi said he and Kharge had written to the CJI, expressing concerns about electoral fairness and an “attack on democracy”. The Supreme Court has already ruled on the constitutionality of SIR,” he said.
