India, July 15 -- Andhra Pradesh's ruling Telugu Desam Party (TDP), a key Bharatiya Janata Party ally, on Tuesday wrote a letter to the Election Commission of India (ECI), saying any special intensive revision of the electoral roll should not happen close to elections and be limited to correcting errors and including new voters without deletions.

Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu, the TDP Lok Sabha floor leader who signed the letter, wrote that Andhra Pradesh is not due for assembly elections until 2029, but the party recognises that any future special revision should provide a valuable opportunity to ensure that the electoral rolls are updated in a fair, inclusive, and transparent manner.

The letter comes against the backdrop of disenfranchi...