EC Video of Dancing BLOs Amid Overwork Allegations Triggers Political Backlash

Brief By Twitter X / 4:24 PM on 02 Dec 2025

The Election Commission shared a video from Kerala showing Booth Level Officers dancing during a break in the SIR exercise, sparking controversy as it surfaced alongside alleged BLO suicides linked to overwork. Congress MP Sasikanth Senthil criticised the EC, calling the use of such videos for PR while ignoring workers’ hardships “deeply shameful.”