New Delhi, April 22 -- Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday alleged that the Election Commission of India is functioning under the influence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, claiming poll body's actions undermine the Constitution.

In a post on X, Ramesh said, "That the Election Commission dances to the tune of the PM and HM has been obvious for some time. After masterminding vote chori in very many lakhs - especially in West Bengal - today it has given fresh evidence of its functioning as an attached office of the Home Ministry. The EC is a Constitutional body. But its behaviour is an assault on the Constitution and a disgrace for which this CEC bears the heaviest responsibility."

Meanwhile, the E...