New Delhi: Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Saturday once again alleged large-scale electoral manipulation in the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly elections, calling it a “blueprint for rigging democracy,” and warned that the same plot could be repeated in the upcoming Bihar Assembly polls.
Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Gandhi stated, “How to steal an election? Maharashtra Assembly elections in 2024 were a blueprint for rigging democracy.”
He continued, “My article shows how this happened, step by step:
Step 1: Rig the panel for appointing the Election Commission
Step 2: Add fake voters to the roll
Step 3: Inflate voter turnout
Step 4: Target the bogus voting exactly where BJP needs to win
Step 5: Hide the evidence.”
Gandhi stated it’s not hard to see why the BJP was desperate in Maharashtra.“But rigging is like match-fixing – the side that cheats might win the game, but damages institutions and destroy public faith in the result. All concerned Indians must see the evidence. Judge for themselves. Demand answers,” he added.
Gandhi further warned, “Because the match-fixing of Maharashtra will come to Bihar next, and then anywhere the BJP is losing. Match-fixed elections are a poison for any democracy.”
The 2024 Maharashtra Assembly elections saw a decisive victory for the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance, which won 235 seats, while the Congress-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) suffered a significant setback.
Assembly elections in Bihar, which has a 243-member legislature, are scheduled later this year.