Akhilesh Yadav Questions Yogi Adityanath’s Claim of 1.27 Crore Missing Hindu Voters

A fresh political confrontation has emerged in Uttar Pradesh following Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s claim that 1.27 crore Hindu voters are missing from the state's electoral rolls. The assertion, which surfaced in the wake of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process, has prompted sharp criticism from the Opposition.

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has publicly questioned the validity of the figure, demanding to know how the Chief Minister arrived at such a specific count. During his response, Yadav raised concerns about the transparency of the process, asking whether the Election Commission had shared sensitive electoral data directly with the Chief Minister or his office before the information was made public.

Beyond questioning the origin of the data, Yadav accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of orchestrating a conspiracy to manipulate the state's electoral rolls. He alleged that the ruling party is planning to register people from other states as voters in Uttar Pradesh. According to the Samajwadi Party leader, the BJP has already convened key organisational meetings to prepare for these alleged “missing” voters and to manage the transition of those whose names were deleted from the rolls.

Yadav argued that if the Chief Minister's claim regarding the 1.27 crore missing Hindu voters is accurate, it is precisely the reason for the BJP’s recent internal meetings. He characterised these sessions as a strategic move by the BJP to address the impact of the deletions and maintain an electoral advantage.