India, July 5 -- Given the complexities, the ECI's voter verification drive has made political parties jittery and voters nervous
With elections in Bihar barely a couple of months away, a political storm is sweeping the state. And it is not political campaigning - it is the voter verification drive ordered by the Election Commission of India (ECI). It is feared that millions of voters would be disenfranchised by the ECI's decision seeking fresh documentation from voters - both existing and new - as part of a special intensive revision of electoral rolls. With millions scrambling to procure residence, caste or other specified documents, the INDIA bloc (Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance) is up in arms, accusing the move of bei...