India, Sept. 28 -- BJP CMs and leaders hold coordinated briefings defending ECI, attacking Congress

The BJP launched an all-out attack on the Congress on Sunday for questioning the poll panel while dismissing the Opposition party's allegations of vote theft and charging it with sowing the seeds of "anarchy and chaos". Chief ministers from BJP-ruled states and party leaders held synchronised press conferences across the country as the party attempted to stop the Congress from gaining an upper hand in controlling the political narrative.

The coordinated counter-offensive came a day after the Election Commission of India (ECI) refuted reported fissures within the institution regarding SIR and issued a statement.

Strongly criticising the C...