Approver will be approved.

"Three days ago, the Election Commission of India had a straightforward answer to The Indian Express investigation into how the three member body was functioning. Two of its members had recorded objections at least 14 times to decisions touching the core of the Commission's mandate: who gets registered as a voter, who gets deleted or restored, who appeals against those restorations, and who controls the system through which the electoral roll is maintained." The Election Commission of India (ECI) has three members, headed by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, and including Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi. The ECI is conducting a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) to weed out ineligible voters. The report by the Express has "created a furore, with opposition members demanding Kumar's resignation," accusing him of "manipulating voters' list to favor Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) during elections." BBC. Gyanesh Kumar is a retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer (wikipedia) as was Mr TN Seshan who was the CEC from 12 December 1990 to 11 December 1996 (wikipedia). Till today, Mr Seshan is seen as a "legend" who "is credited with effectively implementing the model code of conduct for the first time, reining in money and muscle power during elections, filing cases and arresting candidates for not abiding by polling rules, and suspending officials for aligning with candidates." The Print. The ECI was created in March 1949, Sukumar Sen was appointed the first CEC in March 1950 and the first general elections were held in India between 21 October 1951 and 21 February 1952. wikipedia. "Hardly any post-colonial country that won independence in the mid-twentieth century can boast of having avoided a spell of military rule. The malaise was far worse in South Asia where the countries and the military shared heritage and history with colonial India." India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru was instrumental in keeping the Indian army under civilian control. TT. Which meant submitting to elections every five years. "More than 120 million names have reportedly been deleted from electoral rolls. That is roughly 12.4% of the 970 million registered electorate around the 2024 election. The gap between the BJP-led NDA and the opposition was just 2%. Gyanesh Kumar isn't conducting elections. He is scripting them," wrote Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on X. "It's time folks. It's time. And Gyanesh bro. It's done bro," quipped CJP spokesperson Saurav Das. HT. The BJP most likely does not trust Gen Z. "The annual summary revision of electoral rolls, an exercise  that facilitates the inclusion of 18-year-olds into the rolls has been delayed past its May-June announcement deadline for the year 2026-27 due to a lack of consensus between CEC Gyanesh Kumar and the two election commissioners." The Wire. Assembly elections to important states of Uttarakhand, Goa, Punjab, Manipur and Uttar Pradesh are to be held in February-March 2027. wikipedia. Elimination of Gen Z voters could improve chances for the BJP. Even worse, people may be losing their fear of the BJP attack dogs. "Congress MP Rahul Gandhi...alleged with '100% certainty' that elections in India including the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, were being rigged and demanded immediate resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar." ET. "Mr Gyanesh Kumar should think seriously about the position he is in, and he should turn an approver. That would be an act of nationalism," urged Mr Gandhi. An 'approver' is one who confesses to a crime and provides testimony against others involved. Dictionary. Will Gyanesh Kumar resign? Absolutely not. That would take character, self respect, shame. Sadly, these qualities are lacking in this government. And in the officials it chooses. Comfort in numbers.