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Rahul Gandhi’s Allegations of Voter Manipulation On September 12, 2025 , Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi accused the Election Commission of India (ECI) of shielding those involved in attempts to manipulate voter rolls in Karnataka and Maharashtra. Gandhi claimed that in December 2022 , attempts were made to delete the names of 6,018 voters in Karnataka’s Aland constituency . In 2024 , around 6,850 “fake voters” were allegedly added in Maharashtra’s Rajura constituency . He alleged that these manipulations targeted Congress strongholds, especially voters from Scheduled Castes, minorities, and tribal communities . At a press briefing, Gandhi stated that the Karnataka CID wrote 18 times to the ECI requesting data such as OTP trails and destination ports used in these alleged deletions. According to him, the Commission refused to share this data. EC’s Response: “Allegations Baseless” The Election Commission strongly rejected Gandhi’s charges, clarifying that: Vot...

CEC Refutes “Vote Theft” Allegations Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Sunday dismissed the “vote theft” claims made by Congress MP and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi . Speaking at a press conference in New Delhi, Kumar termed the allegations of bias against the Election Commission of India (ECI) as an “insult to the Constitution of India.” The CEC demanded that Rahul Gandhi either furnish a signed affidavit or apologise to the nation for his remarks. “An affidavit will have to be given or an apology should be made to the country. Teesra koi vikalp nahi (There is no third option),” Kumar said, adding that failure to submit the affidavit within seven days would render all allegations baseless.