# India’s election chief faces scrutiny over voter-roll changes, analyst says

https://mins.news/en/video/88263

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-10-06 15:04 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yy4NDV76MY

> Police in New Delhi briefly detained opposition members, including Rahul Gandhi, during a march by a multi-party alliance to the Election Commission headquarters. They accuse Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar of manipulating votes and say voter-roll revisions removed millions of eligible voters to benefit Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s BJP. Georgetown analyst Nandini Deo said the allegations have gained traction.

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