Overview

• Rahul Gandhi has challenged the Election Commission to release ten years of electronic voter lists and polling station video footage to substantiate his nationwide vote-theft allegations.
• The Election Commission publicly reiterated its demand that Gandhi file sworn affidavits under the Conduct of Election Rules or apologise for his Mahadevapura fraud claims.
• Former CEC O. P. Rawat and NCP leader Sharad Pawar urged the commission to initiate a suo motu investigation without waiting for formal complaints.
• Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah instructed the state law department to lead an inquiry and convened a special committee to examine the irregularities in the Mahadevapura assembly segment.
• Opposition voices, including Mamata Banerjee in West Bengal, warn that intensive revision drives and stricter documentation requirements risk disenfranchising migrants and marginalised voters.