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MisleadingAbhijeet Dipke (Cockroach Janta Party)1 Oct 2026
“Dipke claimed that around 13 crore voters were deleted from electoral rolls since 2024.”
around 13 crore voters
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around 13 crore voters
CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke claimed that around 13 crore voters were deleted from electoral rolls since 2024.
hindustantimes.com, 1 Oct 2026
What is actually true
The Election Commission's official press note on Bihar's Special Intensive Revision (SIR), published on 30 September 2025, says 65 lakh electors were removed from the draft list and the final roll has about 7.42 crore electors, with claims and appeals available. Media reports put all-India draft-stage deletions at over 13 crore names across 30 states and Union Territories, but these are draft exclusions that can still be challenged before final rolls are published.
- The Election Commission's SIR in Bihar removed 65 lakh electors from the draft list and published a final roll of about 7.42 crore on 30 September 2025. [7]
- Media reports describe over 13 crore names deleted from draft electoral rolls across 30 states and Union Territories under SIR, not final deletions. [4][5]
- The SIR process began in 2025; Bihar's ran from 24 June to 30 September 2025, not in 2024. [7]
- Draft-stage deletions can be challenged through claims and objections before final rolls are published. [4][7]
[4] SIR draft rolls see over 13 cr deletions so far, Delhi ... - Civilsdaily — civilsdaily.com [5] Raghav Chadha’s Name Deleted From Punjab Voter List, BJP MP … — outlookindia.com [7] Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Electoral Rolls in Bihar ... — pib.gov.in
The claim's number matches draft-stage exclusions reported in media, but calling them 'voters deleted since 2024' is misleading. These are names removed from draft rolls in a 2025-26 revision, not final deletions, and the official record for one state shows a much smaller final removal with a challenge process. The 'since 2024' framing is also inaccurate because the SIR drive began in 2025.
How this was checked: Checked against official records
MisleadingAbhijeet Dipke (Cockroach Janta Party)24 Sept 2026
“This has been a sustained effort: toppling governments in Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka, engineering overnight floor-crossings in Goa, buying MLAs and MPs, and splitting parties,”
The claim is partly accurate: there are documented floor-crossings in Goa and party switching by the BJP, and Karnataka saw a hung assembly resolved by a BJP-led coalition. But the claim adds two elements not supported by the record — that legislators were bought with money and that Madhya Pradesh was toppled as part of a sustained effort. The sources describe defections, not purchases, and the only Madhya Pradesh toppling in the record is a 1992 dismissal with a different cause. Because these unsupported specifics change the meaning, the claim is misleading.
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Abhijeet Dipke claimed there has been a sustained effort to topple governments in Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka, engineer overnight floor-crossings in Goa, buy MLAs and MPs, and split parties.
ndtv.com, 24 Sept 2026
What is actually true
Moneycontrol and Counterview report that after the Karnataka loss, 10 of 15 Congress MLAs in Goa switched to the BJP, and the BJP gained 7 MPs and 22 MLAs through party switching. The South First also recounts governors inviting short-of-majority parties in Karnataka and Goa. But none of these reports document payments to legislators, and the only Madhya Pradesh toppling in the record is the 1992 dismissal after the Babri Masjid demolition, not a recent defection-driven fall.
- Moneycontrol reported that after losing Karnataka, 10 of 15 Congress MLAs in Goa broke away to merge with the BJP, shifting political focus to Madhya Pradesh. [4]
- Counterview reported that the BJP gained 7 MPs and 22 MLAs through party switching, including 8 Congress MLAs in Goa and single MLA defections in Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka; the report describes these as defections and party switches, not cash purchases. [8]
- The retrieved reports on Goa and Karnataka describe defections and mergers, but none documents payments or 'buying' of legislators with money. [4][8]
- The South First recounted that after the 2018 Karnataka hung verdict, a short-of-majority BJP-led coalition was sworn in and later proved its majority on the floor of the House. [7]
- The only toppling of a Madhya Pradesh government found in the provided record is the 1992 dismissal of the Assembly after the Babri Masjid demolition, not a recent defection-driven ouster. [3]
[3] Rameshwar Prasad & Ors vs Union Of India & Anr on 24 January, 2006 — indiankanoon.org [4] Congress' diminishing footprint: After Karnataka and Goa, should Madhya Pradesh be worried?- Moneycontrol.com — moneycontrol.com [7] From Goa to Karnataka: Four times Governors let parties short of majority form governments - The South First | News, Politics, Sports, Entertainment & Live Updates — thesouthfirst.com [8] 'Invalidate defector votes that topple govts': BJP harvests 7 MPs, 22 MLAs through party switching — counterview.net
The claim is partly accurate: there are documented floor-crossings in Goa and party switching by the BJP, and Karnataka saw a hung assembly resolved by a BJP-led coalition. But the claim adds two elements not supported by the record — that legislators were bought with money and that Madhya Pradesh was toppled as part of a sustained effort. The sources describe defections, not purchases, and the only Madhya Pradesh toppling in the record is a 1992 dismissal with a different cause. Because these unsupported specifics change the meaning, the claim is misleading.
How this was checked: Checked against official records