India, Jan. 28 -- As Assam prepares for the Assembly elections later this year, the ongoing Special Revision (SR) of the electoral rolls has turned into a major political controversy. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the opposition led by the Congress are locked in a sharp dispute over the exercise. What is normally a routine update of voter lists by the Election Commission of India (ECI) has now become a heated political issue with allegations of voter suppression and bias.

The Special Revision began on November 22, 2025. Unlike other states, Assam's SR is different from the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) because of the state's past experience with the National Register of Citizens (NRC). During the exercise, Booth Level Of...