Rahul Gandhi a master of deception, allegations of vote theft lack evidence: BJP

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday (September 24, 2026) hit back at the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, calling him a “master of deception” with “zero political knowledge”, while responding to his allegations about “vote theft” and other election-related issues.

At a press conference, BJP MP and spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi said the Congress leader’s accusations lacked credible evidence. Countering Mr. Gandhi’s charge that every leader and party faced anti-incumbency except Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Mr. Trivedi said: “It is correct that anti-incumbency definitely is very consistent and strong against the Congress. The Congress has not returned to power in Tamil Nadu since 1967 and since 1977 in West Bengal, where there was a Communist government for 34 years... then Mamata Banerjee formed three governments.”