"vote-chori"

President Droupadi Murmu asked the INDIA bloc delegation to provide evidence supporting its allegations of "vote theft" and electoral irregularities during a meeting at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The opposition leaders, led by Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge, submitted a memorandum against the Election Commission and CEC Gyanesh Kumar, and said they would furnish evidence and also approach the Supreme Court.

BRS working president KT Rama Rao attacked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over the arrest of BRS spokesperson Manne Krishank, accusing him of double standards on democracy and the Constitution. Rama Rao said the BRS would continue raising alleged corruption issues.

INDIA bloc parties in Jammu have announced a joint "Save Democracy" rally on October 7, along with district-level protest marches from October 4 to 8. The opposition parties are demanding the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, alleging irregularities in the electoral process and raising concerns over voter deletions and "vote chori".

The Congress intensified its attack on the Election Commission over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls, citing former CEC O.P. Rawat's criticism and alleging large-scale voter disenfranchisement. The party said opposition forces would continue nationwide protests and campaigns to safeguard democracy.

Chief Minister Revanth Reddy's remarks in Kerala condemning "vote chori, party chori and symbol chori" have drawn criticism in Telangana, with detractors accusing him of ignoring his own support for party defections, particularly in the case of disqualified MLA Danam Nagender.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge accused the Election Commission of enabling alleged BJP-led “vote chori” and questioned voter deletions during SIR exercises. He cited changes in Maharashtra and Delhi electoral rolls, while eligible voters can file claims and objections until September 30

Congress leader Pawan Khera on Monday alleged that the exclusion of over 2.06 crore voters from Maharashtra’s electoral rolls under SIR vindicated Rahul Gandhi’s “vote chori” claims. He questioned the BJP and ECI’s earlier confidence in the 2024 voter list

Rahul Gandhi alleged that a significant number of Bharatiya Janata Party MPs won through “vote chori,” questioned electoral fairness, and claimed the party would struggle to win even 140 seats in free elections amid ongoing political tensions

The Congress leadership, including Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge, met in Delhi to review the party’s poor performance in the Bihar elections. Accusing the Election Commission of lacking transparency, the party said it would soon present concrete proof supporting its ‘vote chori’ claim

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra alleged that the NDA is attempting to form the government in Bihar through “vote chori”, claiming 65 lakh people’s names — including many women — were deleted from the electoral rolls via the SIR exercise. She challenged voters to oust the ruling bloc and pledged jobs, land and medical cover under an INDIA-bloc government

Karnataka’s SIT has identified six suspects in the Aland Assembly vote deletion scam, where Rs 80 per vote was allegedly paid. Nearly 7,000 votes, mostly of Dalits and minorities, were targeted. CID raids Guttedar’s premises amid ongoing investigation

BRS working president KT Rama Rao accused Congress of large-scale voter-list manipulation ahead of Jubilee Hills by-election. The party submitted evidence to the CEO and warned of court action if fraudulent votes were not removed before nominations.

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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi accused the Election Commission of enabling "vote theft," citing voter deletions in Karnataka and Maharashtra. He demanded transparency from Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, while the EC dismissed the allegations as "incorrect and baseless

Rahul Gandhi alleged “systemic” voter deletions from Congress booths using fake logins under a centralised model, accusing the Election Commission of shielding “vote chors.” He cited Karnataka’s Aland constituency as proof but avoided confirming whether Congress would seek legal recourse.

At the conclusion of his Voter Adhikar Yatra in Patna, Rahul Gandhi alleged BJP stole votes and promised a "hydrogen bomb" of revelations. He said the expose will prevent Prime Minister Narendra Modi from facing the nation, sparking INDIA bloc protest

While the BJP welcomed the order, the Congress and its allies strongly rejected calls for an apology

Warning that the BJP could keep winning elections “in a wrong way,” he also denied wrongdoing in the Haryana land deal case

The Election Commission rebutted Rahul Gandhi’s “vote chori” allegations, urging him to submit proof with an affidavit instead of creating a “false narrative.” The EC said “one person, one vote” law exists since 1951 and defended Indian electors’ integrity

YSRCP chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy alleged that Rahul Gandhi ignored electoral irregularities in Andhra Pradesh due to a Congress-TDP nexus. He claimed Rahul and Chandrababu Naidu were in contact through Telangana CM Revanth Reddy and criticised Rahul’s sincerity