Photos: Protests over voter lists escalate in India’s capital

India’s opposition parties have marched in New Delhi to protest a voter list purge they say favours PM Modi’s party.Opposition party supporters march to the Supreme Court in New Delhi, India [Bhawika Chhabra/Reuters]Published On 12 Oct 202612 Oct 2026Thousands of protesters have marched in New Delhi, demanding the resignation of India’s top election official over alleged misconduct during a voter roll revision.The demonstrations on Monday marked the latest confrontation with authorities in the heavily fortified capital.Opposition parties and supporters of the youth-led Cockroach Janta Party protest movement have taken to the streets in recent days, defying a strict security clampdown to demand the government stop deleting voters from the rolls and calling for the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.More than 133 million names have been removed from voter lists since last year, according to media reports. About 969 million people were eligible to vote in India’s 2024 polls.Critics say the large-scale revision of electoral rolls could benefit Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).The Election Commission of India, whi...