A political slugfest broke out between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Trinamool Congress (TMC) after the Election Commission of India (ECI) notified a change in the rules governing the appointment of Booth Level Officials (BLOs) amid the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voters’ list in West Bengal.

What’s The New Rule?

The Election Commission on Tuesday notified the modification in the rules regarding the appointment of Booth Level Officials (representatives appointed by political parties to verify entries in electoral rolls) in a constituency.

According to a circular issued by the ECI, paragraph 3(iv) of its earlier instruction (No. 23/BLA/2023-ERS dated August 9, 2023) has been modified. The revised rule states that while a BLA should normally be a registered

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