Hyderabad, May 29 -- Congress leaders on Friday alleged "vote theft" in recent elections and stressed the need for vigilance during the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls as the Telangana Congress Political Affairs Committee met in the city.

Senior Congress leader V. Hanumantha Rao said the PAC meeting focused on the SIR process and cited alleged irregularities in other states.

"A meeting was held on the SIR. Vote theft happened in Haryana and Maharashtra. They defeated us in West Bengal, too. Vote theft is going on," Rao told ANI.

Rajya Sabha MP Renuka Chowdhury said the committee had an intensive discussion on implementing the SIR and strengthening the party at the grassroots level. She also targeted Prime Minister Narendr...