At his press conference, Thakur on 13 August, Wednesday, alleged there were large numbers of “doubtful voters” in constituencies won by opposition leaders, including Rae Bareli (2.99 lakh), Diamond Harbour (2.69 lakh), Kannauj (2.51 lakh), Mainpuri (2.55 lakh), Wayanad (93,499) and Kolathur in Tamil Nadu (19,776).

Khera dismissed the findings as politically motivated, noting: “Earlier, vote theft didn’t seem to bother the BJP. Now suddenly, it’s their obsession — but only in opposition-held seats.”

The Congress leader directly targeted PM Modi, demanding the release of Varanasi’s electronic voter list.

“Modi was losing from Varanasi. Then, suddenly, he was ‘winning’. Give us the e-voter list, and we will prove that the prime minister’s chair was stolen,” Khera alleged in a press briefing, and then asked, “Where is election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in all this?”