In the lead-up to upcoming elections, a dispute has arisen between the Congress party and the Election Commission (EC) concerning the integrity of Bihar's electoral rolls. Congress leader Pawan Khera has alleged that the Election Commission dismissed a staggering 8.9 million complaints of irregularities that were brought forward by the party's Booth Level Agents (BLAs) during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar. Khera has demanded that the entire exercise be conducted again, citing doubts about the EC's intentions.

Khera stated that the Congress party submitted 8.9 million complaints regarding irregularities in the SIR to the EC. He further claimed that when their BLAs went to file complaints, the EC turned them down, stating that complaints could only be accepted by individuals, not by political parties. Khera also highlighted the deletion of names from the voter list, stating that 6.5 million voters were removed, citing reasons such as migration, deceased individuals, and individuals not found at their listed addresses. He also pointed out that there were over 20,000 booths where over 100 names were deleted and that in 7,613 booths, more than 70% of the deleted names belonged to women.

In response to these allegations, the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Bihar has asserted that they have not received any valid objections. According to the CEO's office, no BLA authorized by any district president of the Congress in Bihar has submitted any claim or objection on any deleted name in the draft electoral rolls. The CEO's office also clarified that the current draft rolls published under the SIR are not final. They stated that the draft rolls are open for scrutiny, and alleged duplicates are undergoing verification. The CEO emphasized that the SIR is a statutory exercise conducted under the Representation of the People Act 1950 and the Registration of Electors Rules 1960.

The Congress party has been critical of the SIR process in Bihar and other opposition parties within the INDIA bloc have approached the Supreme Court, raising concerns that the process could disenfranchise millions, especially from marginalized communities, due to missing names and a lack of proper notice. Congress MP Gandhi launched the 'Voter Adhikar Yatra' on August 17 to address these issues.