The Bharatiya Janata Party “stole” the Assembly elections in Assam and West Bengal with the support of the Election Commission, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi alleged on Monday.
The Opposition leader said on social media that he agreed with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s claims of irregularities in the counting of votes on Monday, saying that “more than 100 seats were stolen” in the state.
Gandhi alleged that similar patterns had been seen in previous elections, citing Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Maharashtra and the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, all of which were won by the BJP.
On Monday, the BJP defeated Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress in the state polls.
Hours after the poll results became clear, Banerjee criticised the Election Commission, describing it as “the BJP’s commission” and alleged that the BJP had “looted more than 100 seats”.
The TMC chief also claimed that she had been “beaten” at a counting centre.
The BJP won 206 seats of the 294-member West Bengal Assembly. As of 7.30 am on Tuesday, the TMC had won 80 seats and was ahead in one, where the counting was underway.
In Assam, the BJP will form the government for a third consecutive term, having won 82 seats in the 126-member Assembly. The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance won 102 seats.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday described the poll results as...
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