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Rahul Gandhi Accuses Modi, Shah of Vote Theft

By Drooid · Oct 21, 2026, 4:02 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

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Rahul Gandhi alleges Narendra Modi, Amit Shah and CEC Gyanesh Kumar stole votes on October 18, 2026.
He claims votes were removed and added for the BJP in Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Karnataka and Chhattisgarh.
Sanjay Dutt, AICC in-charge for Haryana, said 13-14 crore votes were cut to target non-BJP supporters.
Congress activists released black balloons reading “Vote chor, gaddi chhod” in Gurugram’s Farrukhnagar protest.

History

Historical Context

In the 1999 Lok Sabha election, the Election Commission of India, led by Chief Election Commissioner J. M. Lyngdoh, deployed roughly 1.5 million electronic voting machines nationwide for the first time. The BJP’s 182-seat win sparked later claims of tampering, now echoed by politicians such as Rahul Gandhi and Amit Shah. Those allegations revive the post-1999 push for stronger oversight, including the later introduction of VVPATs.

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Story summary

Rahul Gandhi alleges Narendra Modi, Amit Shah and CEC Gyanesh Kumar stole votes on October 18, 2026.
He claims votes were removed and added for the BJP in Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Karnataka and Chhattisgarh.
Sanjay Dutt, AICC in-charge for Haryana, said 13-14 crore votes were cut to target non-BJP supporters.
Congress activists released black balloons reading “Vote chor, gaddi chhod” in Gurugram’s Farrukhnagar protest.

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