A fresh political exchange has started in Uttar Pradesh after Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal took a swipe at Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists. Kejriwal also congratulated Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav in advance, adding a new twist to the political debate ahead of the 2027 Assembly elections.
Kejriwal reacted to a video of Yogi Adityanath discussing changes in the voter list. In his post on social media platform X, Kejriwal claimed that the Election Commission was acting under the influence of two people. He wrote, I warned you before too, and suggested that Yogi could also face political trouble. He ended his message by offering advance congratulations to Akhilesh Yadav.
Yogi Adityanath had raised concerns about voters names missing from the electoral rolls after the SIR exercise. He claimed that around 1.27 crore Hindu voters listed in Uttar Pradesh panchayat records were missing from the Election Commission voter list. He also said the state government had submitted a memorandum seeking an explanation.
Meanwhile, Akhilesh Yadav has demanded Aadhaar linked voting and biometric verification to prevent alleged electoral malpractice. The SIR exercise has become a major political issue in Uttar Pradesh, with Opposition parties questioning the process ahead of the crucial 2027 state elections.
