India, Nov. 23 -- Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday levelled sharp allegations against the Election Commission (EC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), claiming the two were misusing the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR).

Yadav alleged that the saffron party is working in tandem with the poll body to exploit the SIR exercise and "cancel over 50,000 votes" in assembly seats where INDIA bloc parties won in the 2024 Lok Sabha election.

Yadav made the charge during a press conference, warning that the SIR exercise was being deployed in a targeted manner in Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.

The allegations came as the ECI is currently conducting a nationwide SIR across 12 states and Union Territories. The final lis...