In Karnataka, Gandhi alleged that over one lakh votes were fraudulently cast in the Mahadevapura Assembly constituency out of a total of 6.5 lakh. “There was ‘vote chori’ of over one lakh votes,” he said, further alleging that the Congress research team had found large numbers of duplicate voters, invalid addresses, and bulk entries in that constituency.
Gandhi said they analysed the voter data of Lok Sabha constituency of Bangalore Central and the Mahadevapura Assembly segment in it from the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
He said in the whole Lok Sabha seat, the Congress got 6,26,208 votes while the BJP got 6,58,915, a margin of 32,707.
Gandhi pointed out that while the Congress won six out of seven segments, it lost in the Mahadevapura Assembly segment in which it was defeated by over 1,14,000 votes.
He claimed there was “vote chori” of 1,00,250 votes in the constituency with 11,965 duplicate voters in one assembly segment, 40,009 voters with fake and invalid addresses, 10,452 bulk voters or single address voters, 4,132 voters with invalid photos and 33,692 voters misusing Form 6 of new voters.
take it as an oath.” He added the EC hadn’t denied the authenticity of the lists he presented, only asked for a formal affirmation. “They know the truth,” he claimed.
Alleging large-scale electoral fraud, Gandhi warned polling officials of consequences when the Opposition returns to power. “It doesn’t matter how senior or junior you are. One day, the Opposition is going to come to power and then you’ll see what we do to you,” he said. “You are attacking the foundations of our democracy, we will not let that stand.”
The BJP slammed Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of insulting the people of India by calling the party’s election victory a “fraud.” BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad condemned Gandhi’s remarks, calling them “irresponsible and shameless,” and said the Congress leader was attacking the Election Commission out of “frustration and anger” over repeated electoral defeats.
Prasad said Gandhi’s comments amounted to calling the public’s mandate for Prime Minister Narendra Modi fraudulent, thereby insulting voters. He added that people would continue to reject the Congress due to Gandhi’s conduct and repeated attacks on constitutional institutions.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis dismissed Rahul Gandhi’s claim that the 2024 assembly elections in the state were “stolen,” calling the Congress leader’s comments absurd. “Either his brain has been stolen or the chip in his brain is missing. That is why he is making such statements often,” Fadnavis said, reacting to Gandhi’s allegation that the EC colluded with the BJP.
