As ECI dares Rahul Gandhi to prove poll fraud claims, Rahul alleges ‘Commission works under Constitution, not BJP’

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday alleged the Election Commission of India (ECI) is not tied to any political party but functions under the Constitution.

The ECI, in response, asked him to either sign a declaration substantiating his allegations of poll fraud or apologise to the nation for making what it called baseless accusations.

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If (Congress MP & LoP) Rahul Gandhi believes in his analysis and believes that his allegations against ECI are true, he should have no problem in signing the Declaration. If Rahul Gandhi does not sign the Declaration, it would mean that he does not believe in his analysis and…

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— ANI (@ANI) August 8, 2025

Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, was speaking at the ‘Vote Adhikaar Rally’ in Bengaluru.

He alleged, “ECI does not work for BJP but functions under the Constitution of India.”

Speaking at the ‘Vote Adhikaar Rally’, Gandhi said the Constitution of India carries the spirit and voices of leaders like B R Ambedkar, Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, and Sardar Patel, as well as social reformers such as Basavanna, Narayana Guru, and Jyotirao Phule. He stressed that this Constitution guarantees every citizen the right to vote.

Recalling recent elections, he alleged that during the last Lok Sabha polls, followed by the Maharashtra and Karnataka Assembly elections, something unusual came to light. In Maharashtra, he claimed, ”the INDIA bloc had won the Lok Sabha polls, but just four months later, the BJP secured victory in the Assembly elections.” This, he said, was startling — especially after discovering that one crore new voters had been added for the state polls.

#WATCH | Bengaluru | At ‘Vote Adhikaar Rally’, Congress MP & LoP Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi says, “In yesterday’s press conference, we have proved 100% that the Election Commission and the BJP have committed theft of votes…” pic.x.com/cExZnTzGm8

— ANI (@ANI) August 8, 2025

Referring to his press conference the previous day, Gandhi asserted that they had presented “100% proof” of what he described as the Election Commission and the BJP’s involvement in large-scale vote theft.”

Addressing a press conference, Gandhi had leveled allegations of electoral manipulation against the Election Commission and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, claiming that since the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the poll panel colluded with the BJP to steal elections. He cited discrepancies in voter lists and sudden spikes in voting patterns.

The Congress leader had claimed there was “vote chori” of 1,00,250 votes in a constituency with 11,965 duplicate voters in one assembly segment; 40,009 voters with fake and invalid addresses; 10,452 bulk voters or single address voters; 4,132 voters with invalid photos; and 33,692 voters misusing Form 6 of new voters.