‘Vote-chori in 48 Lok Sabha seats’: Rahul Gandhi tells Congress leaders – Report | India News

Lok Sabha LoP and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi (File photograph)

NEW DELHI: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday alleged “vote-chori” (vote theft) in 48 Lok Sabha constituencies, together with Bengaluru Central, which he had beforehand flagged, information company ANI reported. According to Congress sources, Gandhi instructed a gathering of senior social gathering leaders chaired by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge that these constituencies — the place the social gathering misplaced to the BJP by slim margins — noticed the identical “module” of irregularities used in Bengaluru Central. “The party will share details about these seats in 7–8 phases,” the sources added.In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP gained 240 seats — 63 fewer than in 2019 — whereas the Congress almost doubled its tally, rising from 52 to 99 seats. Following the Maharashtra meeting elections, held simply months after the Lok Sabha polls, Gandhi has repeatedly alleged a “fixed match” between the Election Commission and the ruling BJP. In the final elections, the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance — which incorporates the Congress — had gained extra seats than the BJP-led Mahayuti in Maharashtra. However, the Mahayuti went on to comb the state meeting polls.On August 7, Gandhi unveiled what he had been describing as an “atom bomb” of proof towards the Election Commission. Citing information from the Mahadevapura meeting phase, which falls below the Bengaluru Central parliamentary constituency in Congress-ruled Karnataka, he accused the ballot physique of “colluding” with the BJP. The Election Commission has firmly rejected the allegations and requested Gandhi to signal an affidavit to formalise his grievance. He has refused, saying he has already sworn an oath to the (*48*).