New Delhi, Aug. 7 -- Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi, on Thursday, escalated his accusations of "vote theft" by the BJP and the Election Commission of India (ECI), presenting his findings to leaders of the INDIA bloc and a separate press conference.

Gandhi, who had earlier sparked a row with his allegations, doubled down on his claims, calling the alleged manipulation "a huge criminal fraud" and urging the judiciary to intervene.

The allegations were a key focus of the INDIA bloc dinner meet, which was attended by over 50 leaders from 25 parties. Using a PowerPoint presentation, Gandhi detailed what he claimed were significant irregularities in the voter rolls of the Mahadevapura Assembly constituency in Karnataka's Bangalore Cent...