Overview
- Rahul Gandhi renewed his ‘vote chori’ charge, alleging a centrally coordinated manipulation of Haryana’s 2024 rolls with about 25 lakh fake or duplicate entries and warning the pattern could recur in Bihar.
- BJP leaders rejected the accusations as politically motivated and an excuse for defeat, pointing to established roll‑revision processes such as Special/Intensive Revision.
- The Election Commission said it had received no written complaint in the case alleging double voting by BJP leader Rakesh Sinha, who denied wrongdoing and threatened a defamation suit.
- Congress figures escalated pressure on the EC, with Gaurav Gogoi urging a national movement for a probe and Haryana Congress staging protests that accused the Commission of collusion.
- Bihar’s first phase of polling concluded on 6 November with the final phase on 11 November and counting on 14 November, as NDA heavyweights campaigned hard and the EC sought a report on an alleged attack on Deputy CM Vijay Sinha’s convoy.