New Delhi, Aug. 20 -- The Congress-led INDIA bloc is mounting a fierce campaign against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, even contemplating an impeachment motion over allegations of voter fraud and perceived bias toward the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Kumar has come under sharp attack from opposition leaders after he challenged Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi without naming him directly to submit an affidavit or apologize for his repeated claims of "vote chori" in states like Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Haryana.

The opposition's offensive against the Election Commission in general, and Kumar in particular, has turned back the clock to 2009. At that time, the Congress was in power at the Centre and election commission...