Bengaluru, June 10 -- After rejection of Congress Rajya Sabha candidate Meenakshi Natarajan's nomination in Madhya Pradesh, Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday accused the BJP of undermining democratic institutions, alleging that the party was engaged in "vote theft" and "seat theft" to secure "artificial numbers" in Parliament.

In a post on X, Siddaramaiah alleged that the BJP was resorting to "vote theft" and "seat theft" to secure numbers in Parliament.

"What happened in Madhya Pradesh is not an isolated incident. It is part of the larger design of the BJP under PM Narendra Modi," Siddaramaiah said.

"Through SIR and other methods, the BJP has been carrying out vote theft. Now, seat theft has been added to the s...