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Thursday, January 15, 2026
TopicElection Commission of India

Topic: Election Commission of India

What the key political events of 2025 tell us about Narendra Modi and India’s future

From Operation Sindoor to India-US tensions to the EC controversies, a clear understanding has emerged about where the politics is headed now.

In LS, Rahul alleges EC’s ‘institutional capture’, warns poll chiefs over ‘vote chori’—’we’ll find you’

During a debate on electoral reforms, the Congress MP vowed to change the law granting immunity to election commissioners ‘retroactively’.

If poll officials suspect a person’s citizenship, it’s their duty to inform authorities—ECI tells SC

Election Commission says in affidavit to Supreme Court that petitioner's claim of mass disenfranchisement of voters through SIR was to 'serve vested political interest'.

DMK moves SC against EC’s SIR, says it can ‘disrupt democracy, disenfranchise lakhs’

In plea filed after multi-party meet, DMK claims EC is acting as ‘de facto NRC’, seeking to quash its 27 October notification for 'violating' Constitution.

He’s just not that into confrontation & poll panel goes out canvassing

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Poll panel’s move to link SIR with NRC is irrational, creates ground for conspiracy theories

ThePrint view on the most important issues this week.

ECI tells CEOs to finalise preparations for nationwide SIR

New Delhi: Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday directed the Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) to finalise their preparations for the Special Intensive Revision...

ADR’s charge of Muslims excluded in Bihar SIR ‘communal, unfounded’, says ECI

The ADR earlier alleged that a significant number of voters, particularly Muslims, were illegally removed from the rolls and that the process lacked transparency.

Bihar to vote in 2 phases on 6 & 11 November, counting of votes on 14

Post-deletion of roughly 50 lakh names in controversial Special Intensive Revision, there are now 7.42 cr electors in Bihar, down by 6 percent from the pre-SIR numbers.

EC to announce Bihar assembly polls schedule today

Political parties have urged the EC that polls will be held post Chhath to ensure higher voter turnout, with results expected before 22 November. The press conference is scheduled for 4 pm.

On Camera

Geoeconomic confrontation top trigger for global crisis, cyber insecurity biggest risk for India—WEF

WEF report flags growing erosion of multilateralism, long considered stabilising force. 'Declining trust, heightened protectionism are threatening trade, investment.'

The curious case of Pakistan’s JF-17 ‘orders’

Pakistan lacks capacity to deliver aircraft at pace suggested by its claimed contracts as it depends on China for avionics, electronic warfare, weapons, and on Russia for engines. 

Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.