Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], November 5 (ANI): As the Leader of Opposition, Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi yet again alleged of vote rigging in Haryana Assembly elections, Congress leader MC Sudhakar asserted that the BJP lacked confidence in its ability to secure victory in the 2024 Haryana assembly election.

Sudhakar expressed disbelief at the election results, suggesting that the Congress party was poised to form the government. He criticised the BJP for promoting a narrative of nationalism and morality while misleading the younger generation, stating that their true intentions are now being revealed.

'Haryana's BJP government, the CM himself, were not confident that they were going to come back. It was clear that Congress would form the government in Haryana. When the results came out, we were all shocked. These people talk about nationalism, ethics, and morality, keep alleging about Congress's history and keep misleading the younger generation. Now, slowly, their true colours are being exposed,' MC Sudhakar said.

MC Sudhakar emphasised the urgent need for voter awareness and described vote rigging as the BJP's divisive tactics in securing electoral victories.

'It's high time the electorate gets aware of these things because you cannot manipulate elections and come to power. When you go before the courts, we don't know when it will see the light of day or when the truth will come out. We are looking at how to educate the electorate and expose the BJP's divisive means of winning elections,' he said.

He further added, 'The best forum for seeking justice is going before the people. That's what Congress is trying to do. The ball is neither in the EC's nor the BJP's court. The ball is in people's hearts.'

Earlier, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi alleged that one in eight voters in Haryana are fake, claiming large-scale voter fraud and pointing to unexplained discrepancies between postal and booth votes. Just a day before the first phase of the Bihar polls, he said his team has clear proof that around 25 lakh voters in the state are either duplicate, nonexistent, or manipulated.

While addressing a press conference, 'H files', Rahul Gandhi said, 'We have crystal clear proof that 25 lakh voters (in Haryana) are fake, that they either don't exist or they are duplicates or are designed in a way for anybody to vote...1 in 8 voters in Haryana are fake, that's 12.5%.'

Gandhi claimed that a woman appeared to have voted 22 times across different booths using multiple names.

He said the image linked to her was a stock photograph of a Brazilian model and that similar cases could involve up to 25 lakh records in the state.

'Congress lost the election by 22,000 votes. Who is this lady? She votes 22 times in Haryana, at 10 different polling booths. She has multiple names... That means this is a centralised operation. The lady is a Brazilian model. That's a stock photograph, and she is one of 25 lakh such records in Haryana,' he said.

Voting for the first phase of the Bihar Assembly elections on 121 constituencies will be conducted on November 6 (Thursday). The remaining 122 constituencies will vote in the second phase on November 11. (ANI)