Gehlot Alleges Cash Handouts During Bihar Polls as NDA Leads, Questions Election Commission

Overview

• Provisional Election Commission trends show the NDA comfortably past the majority mark, with BJP, JD(U) and allies leading well ahead of the Mahagathbandhan.
• Ashok Gehlot claims women received ₹10,000 during the voting period and says pension and other transfers continued through the campaign, calling the EC a “mute spectator.”
• He alleges “vote theft” and asserts “clear collusion” with the ruling side, arguing the poll body failed to act on alleged irregularities.
• Gehlot contrasts Bihar with Rajasthan’s 2023 polls, where he says scheme benefits and pension disbursements were halted once the code took effect.
• Coverage links the ₹10,000 payments to the Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana launched in late September, notes opposition objections to timing, and reports no independent verification or EC rebuttal.