Indian Muslims allege that a nationwide exercise to clean up voter rolls is actually a political tactic to systematically target and delete millions of Muslim voters. The process has resulted in the deletion of over 55 million voters across various Indian states, causing concern ahead of key state elections.

Last year, the Election Commission of India launched a "Special Intensive Revision", or SIR, describing it as an exercise to eliminate duplicate or deceased voters. So far, 13 states and federally administered territories have completed the task, leading to the deletion of over 55 million voters from the electoral rolls. But this exercise has become a political flashpoint in West Bengal, where 9 million voters have been deleted ahead of a crucial state election.