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Why India's opposition wants top poll official out

A contentious large-scale voter-roll revision in India, the world's largest democracy, has come under scrutiny for alleged impropriety. Is this another sign of changing tides in India, after the Cockroach Movement? And what exactly is being alleged?

September 28, 2026 at 08:02

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