Overview
- Speaking in Madhya Pradesh, Gandhi said the alleged manipulation seen in Haryana was replicated in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra, and that his party will release further evidence in phases.
- He reiterated his Haryana claim of roughly 25 lakh fake or stolen votes, or about one in eight, citing data he presented earlier this week.
- Gandhi asserted the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls is being used to conceal irregularities rather than clean the lists.
- The Election Commission told PTI that the claims are unfounded, noting no appeals were filed against Haryana rolls and no instances of multiple voting were reported, a view echoed by BJP ministers.
- UP Congress leaders escalated their campaign by alleging the SIR lacks constitutional basis and by citing large duplicate and fake entries, while the EC’s revision proceeds across nine states and three Union Territories with draft rolls due December 9 and final rolls on February 7.