The Congress party has urgently summoned a high-level review meeting on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, just days after suffering a crushing defeat in Bihar. Scheduled for Tuesday at Indira Bhawan in New Delhi, the gathering will bring together AICC in-charges, Pradesh Congress Committee Presidents, Congress Legislature Party Leaders, and Secretaries from all 12 States and Union Territories currently under the revision process. This emergency huddle underscores the party's growing alarm over potential manipulations in voter lists ahead of crucial assembly polls.

This sudden move follows the Election Commission's launch of SIR's second phase on October 27, targeting nearly 51 crore voters across regions like Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Kerala, and Puducherry. Party insiders reveal the meeting aims to dissect detailed ground reports submitted by state units, unify a strong opposition to the process, and address deep-seated fears of "vote theft" that significantly contributed to the Bihar polls debacle. Leaders hope to craft a cohesive strategy to challenge what they perceive as targeted disenfranchisement.

Opposition-ruled states are in uproar, with Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, and Kerala voicing strong objections and even mulling court challenges to halt the revision. The Congress, as the main opposition force and a key player in the INDIA Bloc, had previously lagged in coordinating with alliance partners on this front, drawing internal criticism for its sluggish response. This meeting marks a pivotal shift to rally collective resistance.

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The Bihar electoral rout has lit a fire under the party, exposing glaring weaknesses in organization, voter lists, and alliance ties that left it vulnerable. Tuesday's session will scrutinize reported discrepancies in electoral rolls, boost state units' monitoring efforts with dedicated teams, and forge better coordination mechanisms with INDIA Bloc partners to ensure real-time interventions during the SIR rollout.

With assembly elections looming in key states like Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, this meeting signals Congress's desperate bid to reclaim narrative control, prevent further erosion of its voter base through the ongoing SIR drive, and rebuild trust among its cadre. Failure to act decisively could spell more electoral disasters in the coming months.

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