{"id":340312,"date":"2026-05-03T15:00:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T14:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/nine-million-voters-stripped-from-electoral-roll-in-bengal-ahead-of-indias-state-elections\/"},"modified":"2026-05-03T15:00:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T14:00:18","slug":"nine-million-voters-stripped-from-electoral-roll-in-bengal-ahead-of-indias-state-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/nine-million-voters-stripped-from-electoral-roll-in-bengal-ahead-of-indias-state-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Nine million voters stripped from electoral roll in Bengal ahead of India&#8217;s state elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/78BVpqrElXw\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Nine million voters stripped from electoral roll in Bengal ahead of India's state elections\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/78BVpqrElXw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The results from India&#8217;s state elections are due on Monday and prime minister Narendra Modi&#8217;s party is expected to do well. <\/p>\n<p>But behind the scenes, his government has been accused of using the country\u2019s electoral commission to stop Muslim voters having their say &#8211; with millions struck off the electoral rolls. <\/p>\n<p>India&#8217;s electoral commission has denied the allegations.<\/p>\n<p>#india #narendramodi #bengal #skynews <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Listen to our new podcast This is Why, available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/thisiswhy<\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The results from India&#8217;s state elections are due on Monday and prime minister Narendra Modi&#8217;s party is expected to do well. 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