Rahul Gandhi questions who ordered TCS to change Form 6

Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi has asked who at the Election Commission ordered Tata Consultancy Services to make what he called an illegal change to the online Form 6 for voter registration, and whether TCS was pressured to comply. In a post on X on Wednesday, 30 September, Gandhi said the EC's own commissioners had recorded that the change was illegal and demanded to know who at TCS signed off on it.

Gandhi's remarks come a day after the opposition INDIA bloc announced joint 'save democracy' marches in all districts and five major rallies. The bloc also demanded that future polls be held with ballot paper and appealed to the Supreme Court to expedite cases related to electoral malpractices. At a meeting of 19 parties, it was decided that all opposition MPs will march to the Election Commission on 6 October and leaders will meet the President.

The row follows a report by The Indian Express that Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi had objected on record at least 14 times over the past 10 months to decisions on the Special Intensive Revision that they said were issued without their knowledge. The Election Commission has since withdrawn the additional SIR-related declaration attached to Form 6 in states where the revision has been completed.