Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has charged the Election Commission with colluding with the BJP to alter the outcome of elections-and this has triggered a storm of political debate. Besides Bengaluru Central, which Congress narrowly lost by less than 3 percentage points, Gandhi mentioned “false voters” and “duplicate voting,” particularly in the constituency of Mahadevapura assembly segment, which purportedly had a disproportionate BJP lead.
His allegations go beyond Karnataka to Maharashtra and Haryana, indicating a systemic pattern of electoral fraud. The EC has asked for evidentiary documents sworn under oath, while Gandhi used publicly available data and a self-proclamation to challenge the EC to refute his claims significantly.
He said the Lok Sabha seat of Bangalore Central, which the Congress lost to the BJP by margin of less than 3 percentage points, had instance of “fake voters” and “duplicate voting”.
#VoteChori हमारे लोकतंत्र पर Atom Bomb है। pic.twitter.com/jcLvhLPqM6
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) August 7, 2025
When the EC retaliated against the Leader of the Opposition for the Bengaluru claim and demanded that he produce the alleged evidence under oath, he said, “What I say to the people is my word.” Consider it an oath. We are showing their data, which is their (EC) data.
Central Puzzle of Bangalore
Bangalore Central has been scrutinized for the fact that the loss was quite narrow: Congress candidate Mansoor Ali Khan had been beaten by BJP’s PC Mohan only by 32,707 votes among more than 13 lakh votes counted. In particular, Rahul Gandhi focused on the Mahadevapura assembly segment that forms part of the Lok Sabha constituency here, the BJP’s margin exceeds 1 lakh, offsetting possible gains made by the Congress in other places. To Congress, this disproportional lead raised fringers there is Form 6 (used for voter registration), duplicate voter entries and fictitious addresses. These claims presume some manipulation that just might tip a close contest, showing vulnerabilities in the electoral process.
Bigger Picture Trust and Accountability
These have opened the larger debate about the integrity of the election machinery in India. The Election Commission is not only constitutionally mandated to conduct free and fair elections but also gets challenged by the crowd as political accusations increase. The refusal of Rahul Gandhi to present evidence under oath complicates this because it becomes more of a clash across political lines using his word and publicly accessible data.
To thrive in Indian democracy, all serious allegations must have open investigations and constant improvements on the electoral processes so that bloodlines and credibility are formed, especially in highly contested seats with marginal differences.
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