# Why India’s Election Commission is in the eye of a storm — again

https://mins.news/en/item/72205

- BBC News, 2026-09-24 08:26 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqkgw68yjg29o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> India’s Election Commission is facing another credibility crisis after allegations that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar made decisions without adequately involving fellow commissioners. Opposition parties are demanding his resignation as the poll monitor conducts a controversial nationwide voter-roll revision that has removed 130 million names and prompted complaints from voters who say their registrations are missing.

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