Rahul Gandhi Accuses BJP Of ‘Vote Chori’, Says Gujarat Model Nationalised After 2014

Bihar Assembly Elections 2025 are heating up, with Congress MP Rahul Gandhi launching a sharp attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Addressing a rally in Muzaffarpur on Wednesday, Gandhi alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been "stealing votes" since 2014 and accused the Election Commission of assisting the ruling party.

"The Gujarat model is not about development; it is about 'vote chori'. The BJP is not winning elections honestly but by stealing the people's votes," Gandhi declared.

The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha claimed that BJP had rigged elections in Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, and Maharashtra. "We did not raise the issue earlier because we had no proof. But in Maharashtra, they overdid it. The Election Commission added nearly one crore extra votes after the Lok Sabha elections, and all of them went to the BJP," Gandhi said.

He also took aim at Union Home Minister Amit Shah, pointing to Shah's claim that the BJP would rule for the next 40 years. "How does Amit Shah know the future? Only because of 'vote chori'," Gandhi remarked. He further claimed that even young children have caught on to the issue. "On my way here, a group of 6-year-olds looked at me and said 'Narendra Modi vote chor'. Children as young as six understand that votes are being stolen in India," he said.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK president MK Stalin also joined Gandhi at the rally, declaring that Rahul Gandhi and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav share a bond like brothers. Stalin said their friendship will strengthen the INDIA bloc in the Bihar elections.

Backing Gandhi's allegations, Stalin claimed that the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) would not win elections if they were conducted fairly. He described the Election Commission as a "puppet being remote controlled" and said Rahul Gandhi had bravely exposed the irregularities.

"CEC Gyanesh Kumar says Rahul Gandhi should either submit an affidavit or apologise. But will Rahul Gandhi ever be scared? The BJP is attacking him today only because he has shown how the party has turned elections into a joke," Stalin said.