Overview

• Rahul Gandhi asserts that the BJP-led Mahayuti coalition secured its Maharashtra majority through “vote theft” in collusion with the Election Commission.
• Congress state president Harshvardhan Sapkal joined torchlight processions in Gadchiroli as party workers mobilized across Maharashtra on June 12.
• Leaders cite an unexplained rise in turnout from 58% on polling day to 66.5% in official overnight data as evidence of electoral manipulation.
• The Election Commission dismissed the claims as “absolutely absurd” and BJP officials labelled the allegations politically motivated.
• Gandhi warned that the alleged blueprint for manipulating polls in Maharashtra could be replicated in upcoming Bihar elections.