Overview

• At a press conference on August 13, Anurag Thakur alleged 2.69 lakh “doubtful voters” in Rae Bareli and similar irregularities in five other opposition-held constituencies.
• Congress leaders hailed Thakur’s figures as confirmation of Rahul Gandhi’s “fake voter list” claims and demanded nullification of the 2024 results, dissolution of Parliament and fresh elections.
• BJP officials including Amit Malviya and Gajendra Singh Shekhawat countered by pointing to alleged improper roll entries for Sonia Gandhi and other opposition figures and accusing Congress of past voter fraud.
• The Election Commission criticized the use of “vote chori” rhetoric and has refused informal probes, insisting on formal sworn affidavits naming specific questionable electors before investigating.
• Both parties are pressing for machine-readable voter rolls and booth-level data, raising the prospect of renewed Supreme Court scrutiny after its earlier directive on Bihar’s roll revision.