Rahul Gandhi Raises Concerns Over Haryana Poll Irregularities

PTI, New Delhi, Nov 5, 2025 : The 2024 Haryana Assembly polls were "stolen", Congress leader Rahul Gandhi alleged on Wednesday, citing electoral roll data to claim that 25 lakh entries were fake and that the Election Commission colluded with the BJP to ensure its victory.

The "centralised plan" included a Brazilian model whose photograph was used 22 times in 10 booths in the Rai Assembly constituency using names such as "Seema, Sweety, and Saraswati" for her, the former Congress president said at a press conference during which he put up a presentation, “The H-files”, to back his claim.

The BJP dismissed the allegation of mass vote theft as "false and baseless" and accused the Congress leader of raising questions on the Election Commission to hide his failures and defame the country's democracy.

"If there is any irregularity with the voting, then one must flag it with the EC or approach the court," said BJP’s Kiren Rijiju.

"But he never does it," the Union Minister said.

Election Commission officials also rejected the allegations as unfounded, saying no appeals were filed against the electoral rolls in Haryana.

Training his criticism on the Election Commission, Rahul alleged that it "colluded" with the Prime Minister and the BJP to launch "Operation Sarkar Chori" to convert the Congress' landslide victory in the state into a loss in 2024.

The Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha said he is questioning the Election Commission and the democratic process in the country, claiming to do so with "100 per cent proof."

Rahul alleged that Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar and the two election commissioners colluded with the BJP to destroy democratic foundations and to ensure the ruling party's victory in Haryana.

He cited the electoral list of Haryana to claim that 25,41,144 were fake voters, including 5,21,619 duplicate voters, 93,174 invalid addresses, and 19,26,351 bulk voters.

"One in eight voters in Haryana are fake and despite that the Congress loses by 22,779 votes which was the difference in eight seats," the former Congress president said, adding that 1,24,177 fake pictures of voters were used.