23 Opposition parties write to Chief Justice of India over SIR

The content of the letter also included SIR's alleged misuse by the Election Commission of India to favour the BJP, sources said. 

Special Intensive Revision, SIR pre-mapping,The content of the letter to Chief Justice of India revolved around the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls across the country, and its alleged misuse by the Election Commission of India to favour the ruling party, sources said. (Express photo)
Written by: Asad Rehman
2 min readNew DelhiJul 1, 2026 02:56 AM IST First published on: Jun 30, 2026 at 12:19 PM IST

Twenty-three Opposition parties on Tuesday sent a letter to Chief Justice of India Surya Kant appealing for the judiciary’s intervention over the conduct of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), “biased conduct” of elections by the Election Commission of India (ECI), and “manipulation” of election results.

Sources said that parties such as the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) that are not in the INDIA bloc have also signed the letter along with Congress, Trinamool Congress (TMC), Samajwadi Party, and other parties.

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The content of the four-page letter revolved around the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls across the country, and its alleged misuse by the Election Commission of India to favour the ruling party, sources said.

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