India, Nov. 15 -- 'In 2014, we witnessed a new kind of election, with millions of dollars injected into the political system, an unprecedented campaign and political drama.'

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi asserted that India was no longer a democracy and that the country's democratic system was destroyed in 2014, while Opposition parties remained in shock for nearly a decade as the political and electoral landscape underwent a dramatic shift. He also said that the Congress party was going to defeat Prime Minister Narendra Modi and get rid of him, adding that one could see it on the streets and in the fear of him and Amit Shah, and that it was "already a done deal".

The Congress leader also apologised to international...