The Special Intensive Revision of the voters list across 12 Indian states could potentially lead to sharpening of the communal divide.

Elections to the Bihar Assembly saw an extraordinary 70% voter turnout, higher than previous low turnouts.

Bihar’s underprivileged voters seem to be buying the Opposition’s narrative that the special intensive electoral roll revision (SIR) infringes on their democratic rights

The Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Bihar has been contentious. It will be even more so in West Bengal, given the ongoing labelling of Bengali migrant workers as Bangladeshis