Earlier in the day, amid the allegations of fraud by the Election Commission in the voter lists, 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 ANI, the Odisha Pradesh Congress President reiterated that their party could not form their government due to "vote theft" and "attempts" are being made to steal votes in the Bihar elections too.
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday asked the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, to give a formal complaint regarding his "vote theft" allegation against the Election Commission of India(EC). The party's National Spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia also alleged that the Congre
"The Commission, after considering all the facts and recommendations of the CEOs, has delisted 334 RUPPs. Now, out of the total of 2854 RUPPs, 2520 are remaining," EC said in a statement.
The Election Commission on Saturday reiterated that it has not received a single claim or objection from any political party regarding the draft electoral rolls in Bihar.
California plans a special November election for a ballot measure allowing Democrats to pass a new House map ahead of 2026. Governor Newsom called it an emergency response to Texas Republicans' redistricting efforts, emphasizing support for independent redistricting and voter approval.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Dilip Ghosh backed the Election Commission for conducting Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the poll-bound Bihar.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Friday said that the Congress party had appealed to the Election Commission to investigate the voter list fraud in the state.
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."