India, Sept. 5 -- Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy accused the BJP-led Union government of conspiring to "steal votes" in non-BJP-ruled states during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. He alleged that the BJP was attempting to win the next Assembly elections in Telangana by deleting the votes of Congress supporters.

He claimed that the BJP had won elections in Maharashtra and Bihar by "removing votes" and was now adopting the same tactic in Telangana.

Participating in a meeting of local Congress leaders and workers in the Kodangal Assembly constituency on Saturday, the chief minister criticised the BJP for allegedly targeting SC, ST and minority voters during the SIR.

"We will not sit idly by and a...