Former deputy CM and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav claimed on Wednesday, 13 August, that people from Gujarat are being added to Bihar’s voter rolls with scant regard for the ‘one man, one vote’ principle.

Using BJP leader Bhikhubhai Dalsaniya as an example, he alleged in a press conference that Dalsaniya voted in Gujarat in 2024, but is found to also be registered as a voter in Patna. Yadav called it part of a larger conspiracy by the BJP, allegedly in collusion with the Election Commission, to influence the upcoming Bihar elections.

“Now the people of Gujarat are becoming voters of Bihar. Bhikhubhai Dalsaniya, who is in charge of the BJP, has become a voter of Patna. He cast his last vote in Gujarat in 2024, but he is still a voter of Patna. He had his name deleted in Gujarat, but it’s worth noting that it hasn’t been five years, and you started changing places and voting. When the Bihar elections are over, then where will he go after getting his name deleted? This is a conspiracy that you all will have to understand. BJP is doing dishonesty on a large scale in connivance with the Election Commission,” Yadav said.

Yadav accused the Election Commission of “colluding” with the BJP to “steal” votes in Bihar, where assembly polls are due later this year.

He also alleged that the poll panel was “helping BJP leaders secure two voter cards each”.