New Delhi, Oct. 1 -- Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Election Commission of India (ECI), alleging a systemic attempt to erase nearly 15,000 voters from electoral rolls in Karnataka's Belagavi region.

In a post on X, Gandhi alleged that a massive "flood" of Form 7 applications was filed in bulk over three days - September 22, 23 and 24 - to remove targeted groups from electoral rolls.

He claimed the deletions were aimed mainly at Muslim, SC, ST and OBC voters in a coordinated bid to disenfranchise communities that traditionally vote against the ruling party.

"In just three days-September 22, 23, and 24-there was a flood of Form 7 app...