# Indian opposition allegations of election rigging > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/indian-opposition-allegations-of-election-rigging > Updated: 2026-09-24T11:53:25.000Z. Sources: 16. Developments: 2. Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the RSS, and the Election Commission of India of committing ‘treason’ through ‘vote chori’ (vote theft). Gandhi claimed with ‘100 per cent certainty’ that the 2024 Lok Sabha and various state assembly elections were rigged, specifically targeting Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and demanding his resignation. These allegations were prompted by reports that Election Commissioners had raised internal objections regarding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also characterized the potential for knowing rigging as a ‘serious assault on democracy.’ In subsequent statements, Gandhi expanded his critique to argue that the electoral process is “fundamentally broken” and warned that public trust in the voting system is weakening. He also addressed the concept of anti-incumbency in Indian democracy. The Election Commission has maintained that all decisions regarding the SIR were unanimous and collective. The BJP has dismissed the allegations as baseless, characterizing them as an attempt to create hype following electoral setbacks. ## Timeline ### 2026-09-24: Rahul Gandhi targets BJP over anti-incumbency and election integrity Rahul Gandhi has criticized the BJP, claiming anti-incumbency affects all leaders and warning that public trust in India's electoral processes is weakening, prompting a rebuttal from the BJP. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/rahul-gandhi-targets-bjp-over-anti-incumbency-and-election-integrity ### 2026-09-23: Rahul Gandhi accuses Election Commission of treason and election rigging Rahul Gandhi has accused the BJP, RSS, and the Election Commission of India of ‘treason’ and election rigging, following reports of internal objections by two Election Commissioners regarding voter roll updates 14 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/rahul-gandhi-accuses-bjp-rss-and-election-commission-of-treason --- Cite as: Indian opposition allegations of election rigging. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/indian-opposition-allegations-of-election-rigging