Overview
- Congress says its ‘Vote Chor, Gaddi Chod’ drive has crossed 5 crore signatures and lists demands including machine-readable voter rolls with photos, pre-poll addition/deletion lists, a grievance mechanism, clear cut-off dates, and prosecutions for suppression.
- Rahul Gandhi alleges a centrally run operation inserted about 25 lakh fake or duplicate entries in Haryana’s 2024 Assembly polls, citing repeated photographs on rolls and calling for an independent probe.
- The BJP rejects the fraud claims as baseless, points to the voter-roll revision process, and accuses Congress of seeking excuses before Bihar results, with senior leaders publicly defending the EC.
- During Bihar’s first phase of voting, the EC monitored booths through statewide CCTVs and live feeds, and the Chief Election Commissioner asked the Bihar DGP to act after an attack on Deputy CM Vijay Sinha’s convoy.
- AAP alleges BJP leaders voted in both Delhi and Bihar this year; the accused deny wrongdoing and say they shifted registrations, and the Election Commission says it has received no written complaint.