Guwahati, Nov. 14 -- Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Saturday claimed that India was no longer a democracy, alleging that the country's democratic system had been undermined since 2014. He also said the Opposition remained in a state of shock for nearly a decade following major changes in the country's political and electoral landscape.

Addressing the Bharat Summit 2026 in Hyderabad, Gandhi said Opposition parties initially struggled to understand the political developments that followed the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.

Recalling the election, he said it introduced a new style of campaigning and witnessed an unprecedented flow of money into the political system.

"In 2014, we witnessed a completely new kind of election, something we had never ...