For months leading up to and during the Bihar elections, various opposition parties—particularly the Congress—questioned the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll, frequently raising concerns about deletions and additions of voter names. However, a closer look at the Election Commission’s own data paints a far more nuanced picture. Far from disadvantaging the opposition, the numbers suggest that several opposition parties were among the biggest beneficiaries of the SIR exercise.

India Today took a deep dive into the data released by the Election Commission, carrying out a detailed analysis and revealing that the relationship between SIR-linked changes and electoral outcomes in Bihar was anything but straightforward.

Patterns that initially appear meaningful dissolve on s

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