Akhilesh Yadav Questions Election Commission Impartiality After Officers' Objections
· India · Indian Express, The Hindu
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said the Election Commission has been exposed, citing an Indian Express report that two of the commission's three members recorded at least 14 objections over 10 months to decisions taken without their knowledge. Speaking in Lucknow on 23 September 2026, he questioned whether the poll panel can still be considered a fair and impartial institution. Yadav linked the objections to his earlier allegations that Election Commission officials deliberately removed SP votes during the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. He claimed the governments formed during this period are unconstitutional and that democracy has been torn to shreds. No action was taken on the affidavits the party submitted regarding the 2022 allegations, according to Yadav.
Why it matters
The record objections by two Election Commissioners directly challenge the credibility of electoral outcomes and governments formed during this period, with India's opposition parties likely to use the revelations to demand independent scrutiny of future polls.
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