Open and Extremely Unfortunate: Arvind Kejriwal Criticizes Election Commission for Alleged Bias Towards BJP

April 8, 2026

AAP National Convener and Former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal criticized the Election Commission for alleged bias towards the BJP. Arvind Kejriwal quoted the Election Commission of India’s tweet promising fear-free, violence-free, and booth-jamming-free elections in West Bengal, accusing ECI of taking direct instructions from the BJP and working under its influence.

In a post on X, Kejriwal wrote, “Now there’s no need to even say that the Election Commission is working under BJP and taking direct instructions from BJP. This is now out in the open and extremely unfortunate. At the very least, by tweeting in such language, don’t publicly tarnish the reputation of such an important institution.”

अब ये कहने की भी ज़रूरत नहीं कि चुनाव आयोग सीधे बीजेपी से निर्देश लेकर और बीजेपी के अंडर में काम कर रहा है। ये अब जग ज़ाहिर है और बेहद दुर्भाग्यपूर्ण है। कम से कम ऐसी भाषा के ट्वीट करके इतने अहम संस्थान की इज़्ज़त तो सरेआम मत उछालिये। https://t.co/YOvvyt3cKE

— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) April 8, 2026

The ECI post targets Trinamool Congress ahead of the April 2026 West Bengal assembly elections, featuring an official photo of its commissioners to emphasize commitment to fair polling without intimidation or inducement.

Kejriwal calls the ECI’s assertive language unfortunate and damaging to the institution’s dignity, stating its alleged BJP alignment is now public knowledge.