rahul gandhi alleges partnership between eci and bjp in ‘vote theft’ claims
During Voter Adhikar Yatra, Rahul Gandhi accuses the Election Commission and BJP of collusion in voter roll manipulation.
On August 19, 2025, in Nawada, Bihar, during his ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra,’ Rahul Gandhi intensified his allegations of “vote chori” (vote theft), accusing the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of collaborating to rig electoral rolls and disenfranchise voters. He claimed that elite leaders, including PM Modi and Amit Shah, were complicit in deleting 65 lakh voters from Bihar's electoral rolls and orchestrating the addition of one crore new voters in Maharashtra after the Lok Sabha elections allegations he said were part of a larger “partnership” to influence outcomes. Gandhi warned that voter roll manipulation is just the beginning, cautioning that once voting rights are stripped away, citizens risk losing essential identities such as ration cards and land ownership. [He framed the accusation as a constitutional battle urging people to defend their fundamental rights.](https://www.theprint.in/india/eci-and-bjp-running-a-partnership-rahul-gandhi-reiterates-vote-chori-allegations-on-poll-body/2724062/) Furthermore, Rahul pledged to expose such irregularities in every constituency and justified traveling through the state as a fight to save democracy making it clear that any such malpractices would be legally challenged when INDIA bloc assumes power. :contentReference
