25 Sep 2026
No SIR figures for Jammu and Kashmir are in the record yet.
Not in the SIR orders in the record. PTI (11 Apr 2026) described a planned Phase III including Jammu and Kashmir; the ECI order of 14 May 2026 does not list it (sir-rules-phase3-order).
NCP (SP)'s Supriya Sule called the rift dangerous for democracy and sought an all-party meeting. Shiv Sena (UBT)'s Sanjay Raut alleged the CEC acted on Home Minister Amit Shah's directions. Maharashtra Congress asked the Supreme Court to act suo motu.
No direct response to this statement was found. The Commission's standing reply to the investigation is its 23 Sep 2026 press note (sir-rules-eci-pn-119-response).