Shimla, Oct. 18 -- Senior Congress leader and former Union Minister Anand Sharma on Sunday said talk of "regime change" in India was wrong and being used loosely, stating that governments in a democracy change only through the ballot while still maintaining that "credibility of the Election Commision must be restored".

Sharma said that a "regime" refers to the entire framework, including the Constitution, which his party is "defending and protecting." He said the government must "recognise the ground reality," and that voters have the right to decide which government to elect or reject.

BJP leaders have accused the Congress and Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi of pursuing "regime change" along the lines of Bangladesh a...