Khera posted the challenge at 4:12 p.m. on X, calling the BJP’s clean sweep of all 28 MLC seats a "victory" that should prompt a switch to ballot papers.
He laid out four demands: a binding pledge to use ballot papers for every Lok Sabha and assembly election, the suspension of the Special Intensive Revision that purged 13.3 crore voters, the reinstate of those voters, and the removal of Gyanesh Gupta from the list of lawmakers granted lifetime immunity.
BJP national president Nitin Nabin fired back, warning that the Congress would struggle to survive under Rahul Gandhi’s leadership, and pointed to the "ghost voter list" problem as evidence that the party had blocked electoral‑roll clean‑up.
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta shared a meme on X mocking Rahul Gandhi, adding a social‑media flare to the political spat while a migrant worker in Delhi’s crowded slums anxiously watched the debate unfold.
The BJP’s promise to hold the next Lok Sabha election in 2029 at the Red Fort has already set the stage for a high‑stakes showdown, while the Supreme Court has reportedly been briefed on the 13.3 crore deletion dispute.
The next parliamentary session will likely see a formal protest from the Congress as it seeks to force the government to act on its ballot‑paper pledge.