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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Politics
Melvin Gascon

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Thousands declared dead voter purge in bihar branded quiet coup against democracy - Caught on Camera

Party workers of BJP outside their office in Bihar's capital of Patna on the counting day today. (Credit: YouTube)

A massive voter purge in Bihar has sparked political uproar after nearly 6.5 million names were removed from the electoral rolls ahead of the 2025 Assembly election.

The scale of deletions — including more than 2.2 million voters marked 'deceased' — has led opposition parties and civil-society groups to label the exercise a 'quiet coup' against democratic rights.

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