Story perspectives

Congress Working Committee demands CEC Gyanesh Kumar resigns

By Drooid · Sep 30, 2026, 4:18 AM UTC · How we work

Left

Alleged Vote Theft

The Congress Working Committee met in New Delhi on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, to discuss election-related grievances.
The resolution demanded resignations of Narendra Modi and Amit Shah, removal of CEC Gyanesh Kumar, suspension of Intensive Revision, restoring 13.3 crore voters, and called it a “vote theft.”
Mallikarjun Kharge called the chief election commissioner a “small fish” and blamed Modi.
Sonia Gandhi described the alleged match-fixing as a “brazen vote theft.”

Right

Demand CEC Resignation

The Congress Working Committee convened in New Delhi on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, to address election-related grievances.
Rahul Gandhi used the meeting to call for street-level protests and broader resistance against the alleged vote theft.
Mallikarjun Kharge accused Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar of being Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s puppet.
The committee’s resolution demanded the immediate resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.

Blindspot

The Congress Working Committee resolution called for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s resignation, Home Minister Amit Shah’s resignation, and the restoration of 13.3 crore voter names, labeling the election process a “vote theft,” according to the left-leaning sources.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Left-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Right-leaning coverage.

History

Historical Context

The 1998 Indian general election, called early after the Gujral government fell in November 1997, produced a hung parliament; the Bharatiya Janata Party won six of Delhi’s seven seats while the Indian National Congress secured the remaining seat. National turnout was 61.97%, and Atal Bihari Vajpayee formed a short-lived coalition, underscoring recurring challenges to electoral stability referenced by the 2026 Congress Working Committee.

1 of 4

Alleged Vote Theft

The Congress Working Committee met in New Delhi on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, to discuss election-related grievances.
The resolution demanded resignations of Narendra Modi and Amit Shah, removal of CEC Gyanesh Kumar, suspension of Intensive Revision, restoring 13.3 crore voters, and called it a “vote theft.”
Mallikarjun Kharge called the chief election commissioner a “small fish” and blamed Modi.
Sonia Gandhi described the alleged match-fixing as a “brazen vote theft.”

1 / 4