India, Oct. 19 -- On September 18, 2025, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi called a press conference in New Delhi and accused the Election Commission of India of facilitating what he called "vote chori," or vote theft.

Alleging that electoral rolls had been manipulated through the addition and deletion of voters, potentially influencing election outcomes in favour of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Gandhi questioned the conduct of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and accused the Modi government of undermining the independence of the institution constitutionally entrusted with safeguarding free and fair elections.

He charged that the machinery responsible for protecting Indian democracy was failing...