Voter List Revision Sparks Political Firestorm: BJP, Akhilesh, Mamata Allege Voter Purge

• Voter list revision causes widespread concern among BJP, Akhilesh Yadav, and Mamata Banerjee, all alleging selective removal of their voters.
• Uttar Pradesh sees over 2 crore names removed from the voter list, with BJP claiming removals from its strongholds like Lucknow (30%), Varanasi (18%), and Gorakhpur (17.61%).
• Akhilesh Yadav accuses BJP of misusing 'Form 7' to deliberately remove opposition votes, particularly from PDA (Backward, Dalit, Minority) communities, by forging signatures.
• Mamata Banerjee echoes similar concerns in West Bengal, alleging a planned conspiracy to remove her party's supporters' names from the voter list.
• The unified stance of Akhilesh and Mamata suggests the opposition plans to make voter list reliability a major issue before the 2026-27 elections.

Why It Matters: Voter list revision has become a major political flashpoint, with parties across India alleging targeted voter removal.