Kejriwal writes to ECI on 12K 'voter changes' in New Delhi

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of adopting a three-pronged strategy to manipulate voters' list in his home segment, the New Delhi assembly constituency, and wrote to the Election Commission of India (ECI) about an "unusual spike" in additions and deletions to electoral rolls.

- HT Correspondent

Alleging alterations, including both additions and deletions, of around 12,000 voters in the New Delhi assembly constituency, Kejriwal accused the BJP of "removing names of AAP supporters" from rolls, "adding fake voters" to the rolls and "openly distributing cash" in the segment.

Hitting back at the AAP, Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva said that ground checks were undertaken by block-level officers and that deceased, those who moved and those having multiple entries in the rolls were removed.

Addressing a press conference at the AAP headquarters alongside Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha and chief minister Atishi, Kejriwal said the BJP is trying to win the elections through "unfair means after failing to present strong candidates or positions on issues".