Overview

• Gandhi claimed his six-month inquiry found that the Special Intensive Revision process added roughly one crore fake voters in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.
• He alleged that the Election Commission orchestrated the fraud to tilt results in favor of the BJP ahead of key state elections.
• Union Minister Kiren Rijiju described Gandhi’s comments as a “malicious plan” to discredit constitutional bodies and an attack on democracy.
• The Election Commission countered that the allegations were “irresponsible” and urged its officials to maintain impartiality and transparency.
• Opposition protests over Bihar’s draft electoral rolls have repeatedly stalled the Monsoon session of Parliament, leading to walkouts and heated exchanges.