Opposition parties in India have asked President Droupadi Murmu to meet a delegation to discuss voter-roll revisions and call for the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. No meeting date had been confirmed at publication time.
The request was sent to the president on Wednesday, October 7. The president's secretariat limited the delegation to 10 people, Hindustan Times reported. The opposition had initially planned to include up to 15 representatives. Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee is expected in Delhi on Thursday evening, but her participation in a possible meeting has not been confirmed.
The INDIA bloc is also seeking a review of the Special Intensive Revision of voter rolls. Its letter warned that large numbers of voters could be excluded and called for Kumar's removal. The request followed a decision made at an opposition meeting on September 30.
Murmu earlier forwarded a letter from Rajya Sabha member John Brittas to the Legislative Department. Brittas had questioned the Election Commission's impartiality and criticized the voter-roll revision. He said the complaint had been sent for consideration. His September 23 letter also referred to a pending notice seeking the chief election commissioner's removal.
Times of India reported that opposition lawmakers submitted a fresh notice seeking Kumar's removal on April 24, 2026. It was signed by 73 members of parliament and set out nine grounds for beginning the process.