Overview
- At a Nov. 7 media interaction and rallies, Gandhi said a centrally run operation padded Haryana’s rolls with about 25 lakh fake or duplicate entries to flip the result.
- He highlighted examples such as a Brazilian model’s stock photo appearing repeatedly in voter lists and vowed to show Gen Z that Narendra Modi became PM through “chunav chori.”
- Gandhi alleged some BJP leaders who voted in Delhi also cast ballots in Bihar’s first phase; AAP named MP Rakesh Sinha, who shared Election Commission documents asserting he legally shifted his registration to Bihar.
- Election Commission sources rejected the Haryana claims, noting no appeals were filed over the rolls, and the BJP and allied leaders dismissed the allegations as baseless.
- Bihar recorded roughly 65% turnout in phase one, with the next round on Nov. 11 and counting on Nov. 14, as Prime Minister Modi praised the conduct and forecast an NDA victory.