BJP moves to contain rigged polls row, launches counter-offensive
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The Bharatiya Janata Party is launching a counter-offensive to address opposition allegations that election processes are being rigged.
Hindustan TimesThe brief
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- Opposition parties are accusing the election commission of irregularities and colluding with the ruling party.
- The Bharatiya Janata Party is actively countering these claims to prevent widespread public protests.
- Party leaders cited past electoral outcomes as evidence against the validity of opposition allegations.
- The governing party aims to preemptively address voter concerns to maintain its political narrative.
What to watch next
- Future impact of voter deletion allegations on electoral outcomes
- Public response to the government's outreach and defense of the Election Commission
- Potential stance shifts from allied political parties
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Sambit Patra
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“In Shamsherganj, 74,775 votes were deleted and the TMC won; in Lalgola, 55,420 votes were deleted and the TMC won; in Bhagawangola, 47,493 votes were deleted and the TMC won… The TMC and the Congress were the parties winning most of the seats where the highest number of votes had been deleted”
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…discrepancies. To buttress the claim, BJP MP Sambit Patra said the TMC won in 13 of the 20 assembly constituencies that saw the highest number of voter deletions while the Congress won 1 seat, and the BJP won 6 seats. “ In Shamsherganj, 74,775 votes were deleted and the TMC won; in Lalgola, 55,420 votes were deleted and the TMC won; in Bhagawangola, 47,493 votes were deleted and the TMC won… The TMC and the Congress were the parties winning most of the seats where the highest number of votes had been deleted ,” Patra said. After Congress lawmaker Rahul Gandhi cast aspersions on the polling process and questioned why the BJP unlike other governments seems to be unaffected by anti-incumbency, the party hit back saying that…
Sudhanshu Trivedi
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“Gandhi has presented ‘anti-incumbency’ as an established truth in the country, and that too after the BJP came to power. Politically devoid of wisdom and knowledge, he does not understand that the truth is that anti-incumbency has remained highly consistent and strong against the Congress.”
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…to be unaffected by anti-incumbency, the party hit back saying that the sentiment on the ground was against the grand old party and not Prime Minister Narendra Modi led BJP. Party spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi said, “ Gandhi has presented ‘anti-incumbency’ as an established truth in the country, and that too after the BJP came to power. Politically devoid of wisdom and knowledge, he does not understand that the truth is that anti-incumbency has remained highly consistent and strong against the Congress. ” And it is not only the opposition. The BJP is concerned by the response of some of its allies such as the Lok Jan Shakti Party that wants the EC to clear the air. “About 13 crore families are affected, which means the…
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