Earlier today, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)-SCP chief Sharad Pawar said two people had approached him ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly elections 2024, claiming they could guarantee 160 out of 288 seats.
This came after a press conference held by Rahul Gandhi on August 7, where he claimed that the 2024 Lok Sabha elections were "choreographed" by the EC to benefit the BJP, which he said appeared "immune to anti-incumbency."
Speaking to reporters in Kolkata, Banerjee accused the BJP of being "entangled in the same tactics" it had tried to use against the Opposition and warned that they would face a "strong reply" in the upcoming polls.
The Centre and opposition on Friday sparred over Congress MP Rahul Gandhi's allegations of "vote theft" against the Election Commission of India (ECI), with BJP leaders and allies dismissing his claims as "baseless."
"The foundation of democracy is free and fair elections. If the right to vote is being taken away, if governments are being elected not by votes but by fraud, then it is a matter of concern and that is why Rahul Gandhi has raised this issue... The questions raised by Rahul Gandhi, the lea
"...He is telling a constitutional body that the statements he gave to the media is his statement. You are levelling such serious allegations against a Constitutional body, after such serious allegations you are not ready to give it in writing or produce proof for the same. So, you are at
He also made claims about dogs receiving residential certificates and US President Donald Trump's election card being made in Bihar, suggesting a deep-seated issue with the electoral system.
Labelling Rahul Gandhi's claims as 'baseless", the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday said that the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha is trying to "sensationalise" the issue instead of availing the legal processes.
"...Gyanesh Kumar ji should be ashamed. Can the Election Commission plant news quoting sources? If he has any self-respect left, then he should take action against those who ran the information about Rahul Gandhi on sources.... Before the Delhi election, we had told EC about voter list ma