At a press briefing on Saturday, Akhilesh Yadav slammed the Election Commission, saying it had been "exposed" after a recent Indian Express report revealed two commissioners had lodged objections 14 times over ten months.
Yadav cited the report directly, noting the objection count and arguing it indicated a systemic bias. "If the poll panel’s decisions are being questioned from within, it undermines the very foundation of democracy," he said.
He expanded the criticism to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, alleging that more than 100 votes were deleted under a single signature—an action that should have been limited to five. Yadav also pointed to a forged signature supposedly belonging to Nand Lal Nishad, claiming it targeted Muslim and Samajwadi Party voters.
In a call to higher authority, Yadav urged the Supreme Court to take suo‑moto cognisance of the matter, asserting that citizens could no longer trust the Commission’s impartiality. He warned that the BJP would face a "countdown" and that the electorate would respond once the Commission’s actions become public.
The next step, according to Yadav, is a judicial review of past election decisions and a re‑examination of the governments formed during the period in question. A Supreme Court hearing is expected to be scheduled within the coming weeks, setting the stage for a broader inquiry into election integrity.