In a major development on Thursday (3rd September), BJP leader Raghav Chadha has informed that his name has been marked as ‘shifted’ in the draft electoral rolls of Punjab despite being an MP from the State.
“The AAP government in Punjab has now taken its politics of revenge to the Draft Electoral Rolls,” Chadha tweeted, pointing out that his voter ID is registered in Mohali.
While informing that he would avail all remedies to undo it, the BJP leader pointed out, “This does not seem like a mere clerical mistake. This is a clear case of political vendetta. Who marked me as ‘shifted’? An official of AAP’s Punjab Government. Who verified that classification? Again, an officer of AAP’s Punjab Government. Who processed it at higher level? Once again, the same AAP’s Punjab Government official.”
The AAP government in Punjab has now taken its politics of revenge to the Draft Electoral Rolls.
— Raghav Chadha (@raghav_chadha) September 3, 2026
I am a sitting Rajya Sabha MP from Punjab, with my voter ID registered in Mohali, Punjab. Yet my name has been classified as “shifted” in the draft electoral rolls.
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Raghav Chadha did not mince words before pointing out that every official, including BLOs and CECs, involved in the process of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is part of the Punjab Government.
“These officers know AAP Government controls their transfers, postings and careers once their electoral duty ends. They know who can transfer them and who can make their lives difficult. This is how the AAP government applies political pressure through state officers to execute the political revenge,” he added.
The BJP leader pointed out how the AAP leadership has been fuming ever since he left the party. “Other MPs who left AAP and joined the BJP have also been targeted by Punjab Govt. This wrongful classification is only the latest act in that political vendetta,” he emphasised.
Raghav Chadha pointed out that under Paragraph 4(d) of the ECI’s guidelines for SIR, MPs fall under a protected category. “I am a sitting Member of Parliament from Punjab. If at all my name was flagged, Paragraph 4(d) required my inclusion in the draft electoral rolls. The instruction was not overlooked. It was wilfully violated in my case,” he concluded.
