Hyderabad, June 26 -- The first day of Telangana's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls exposed a sharp divide between the state capital and the rest of the state on Thursday, June 25.

While Booth Level Officers (BLO) across Telangana distributed nine lakh enumeration forms on the opening day, Hyderabad struggled with a shortage of English-language forms, stalled distribution across several constituencies, and BLOs who spent the better part of the day waiting at Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) offices for material that never came.

The SIR requires BLOs to visit every household in their designated area and verify voter details. The Election Commission of India has set July 1 as the deadline for completing fo...