The video comes in the wake of allegations made by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who has been vocal in accusing the BJP of electoral malpractices. The song’s lyrics criticize the BJP and the ECI, accusing them of undermining the democratic process. The video also highlights specific instances of alleged irregularities, such as multiple entries for the same individuals in voter lists and the removal of names from the electoral rolls.

The Congress party asserts that it is using this video to amplify its concerns regarding the integrity of the electoral process and to mobilize public support against perceived injustices. The party has also launched a ‘Voter Rights Yatra’ led by Rahul Gandhi, which aims to cover several districts in Bihar to raise awareness about the issue of vote theft and to encourage voters to actively participate in the election.

This campaign strategy reflects the Congress’s efforts to connect with voters on a local level, utilizing a regional language and cultural references to convey its message effectively. The party’s use of a Bhojpuri song is an attempt to resonate with the local population and to create a sense of solidarity against what it portrays as electoral fraud.

Gandhi questioned the changes made to the CCTV laws, asking why the government altered the legislation. He highlighted that no cases are filed against election commissioners and that the law was changed in 2023 to protect the commission from legal action, implying that this was done because the Election Commission is complicit in electoral fraud. He vowed to prevent vote theft in Bihar.

He stated that the ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ in Bihar was initiated because people have long suspected electoral malpractices. He cited the example of Maharashtra, where the BJP alliance won the Lok Sabha elections, but four months later, the BJP won the assembly elections. Upon investigation, it was discovered that the Election Commission had magically created 1 crore new voters in Maharashtra between the two elections.

He noted that wherever these new voters appeared, the BJP won. He stated that the Congress alliance’s votes remained consistent in both elections, but the new voters’ votes went to the BJP. When they questioned the Election Commission about the source and identity of these new voters, they received no response. They requested CCTV footage and electronic voter lists but were denied access.

Gandhi stated that the Chief Election Commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar, attempted to defend against the accusations of vote theft but spoke the language of the BJP throughout the press conference. He accused the Election Commission of not only being involved in ‘vote theft’ but also of acting with arrogance, adding that the commission had no answers to any questions.

He then presented a series of questions that the Congress posed to the Election Commission, along with their purported answers. These included questions regarding why the total votes in Maharashtra exceeded the adult population, how multiple voters could be registered in the same household, why SIR was being implemented so quickly in Bihar, and why SIR was necessary despite the flood situation in Bihar. The answers provided were deemed illogical.

Additional questions and answers included why booth videography could not be done (the answer cited concerns about women’s privacy), why zero-numbered houses were considered valid addresses, how individuals could have multiple votes, and why voter lists could not be provided in a digital, machine-readable format. The responses were considered unsatisfactory.

Gandhi questioned why the Election Commission was involved in vote theft and accused the commission of being disrespectful to the constitution. The Congress statement emphasized that by undermining the principle of ‘one person, one vote,’ the commission is effectively undermining the constitution. He demanded that the Election Commission halt the blatant vote manipulation and fulfill its responsibility to conduct fair elections and create clean and transparent voter lists.

He also pointed out that the exclusion of the Chief Justice in the appointment of election commissioners by Prime Minister Modi was a deliberate move, suggesting that it allowed the appointment of pliable individuals. He concluded that the commission failed to address the evidence of vote theft presented by the opposition and resorted to excuses, warning that the law of the land would not forgive the tampering with democracy and that they would be held accountable.

Gandhi has previously accused the EC and the BJP of match-fixing during the Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, and Maharashtra assembly elections. With the recent announcement of ‘SIR’ in Bihar, the Congress party and Rahul Gandhi intensified their attacks on the EC. Opposition parties, including 300 MPs, marched from the streets to the Parliament against SIR. Gandhi specifically highlighted alleged irregularities in the Mahadevpura Lok Sabha constituency in Karnataka, where he claimed nearly one lakh votes were stolen.

Gandhi alleged that there were over one lakh suspicious entries in Bengaluru Central’s Mahadevpura, including duplicate voters, invalid addresses, and multiple registrations at the same location. He cited instances where voters allegedly cast their votes twice, claims the EC has dismissed. He also claimed that CCTV footage from polling stations had been deleted and pointed to cases where dozens of voters were registered at the same address.

Tejashwi Yadav referred to electoral affidavits, mentioning the serial number in the Bankipur assembly constituency. He stated that the Deputy CM must have filled separate counting forms for the two different assembly constituencies. The Booth Level Officers (BLOs) would have visited him, whether in Lakhisarai or Bankipur, and Vijay Kumar Sinha would have signed. If the Deputy CM did not sign, it would confirm the ongoing fraud that they have been alleging. Either the entire SIR process of the Election Commission is fraudulent, or the Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar is fraudulent.

Gandhi alleged that vote theft occurred and directly targeted the BJP, noting that the party gained in areas where new votes were added. He cited the Maharashtra elections following the Lok Sabha elections, where the Congress-led coalition won the Lok Sabha, but the BJP subsequently won the state assembly. He claimed an investigation revealed that a significant number of new voters, approximately 1 crore, participated in the assembly elections, who had not voted in the Lok Sabha elections.

Gandhi stated that these new voters, who did not vote in the Lok Sabha elections, mysteriously appeared to vote in the assembly elections, and the BJP secured victories in those areas. He emphasized that while his coalition’s votes remained consistent, all the added voters favored the BJP.

Gandhi further mentioned his concerns after the Karnataka elections, where the initial polling data indicated his party would win 15-16 seats, but they only won 9. He stated that he and his party requested voter lists and video recordings from the EC, but these requests were denied. He initiated an investigation in the Mahadevapura constituency, accusing the EC and the BJP of stealing votes in Karnataka.

Gandhi claimed that out of 6.5 lakh votes in Mahadevapura, approximately 1 lakh were stolen through various methods, including duplicate voters, fake addresses, multiple voters at the same address, invalid photos, and misuse of Form 6. He alleged that the EC and the BJP were responsible for the theft of 1 lakh votes.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has alleged that elections are being stolen, claiming to have evidence of this in the form of a case study from a Lok Sabha constituency in Karnataka. This isn’t the first time the Congress and Rahul Gandhi have raised concerns about the Election Commission. Following the Maharashtra Assembly elections, they alleged that millions of voters were added to the voter list within months. The question now is whether the Congress is eyeing the Bihar elections with the help of Karnataka and Maharashtra, and how effective this plan will be.

Firstly, let’s understand how many voters have been removed from the voter list in Bihar and what the Election Commission has said about including them. The Election Commission has completed the first phase of SIR for the state’s electoral rolls. Out of a total of 7.89 crore voters, over 7.24 crore participated in the process, which ran from June 24 to July 25, 2025. About 65 lakh voters will be excluded from the draft electoral roll. This includes 22 lakh deceased voters, 36 lakh voters who have either permanently left the state or whose whereabouts are unknown, and 7 lakh voters registered elsewhere.

After the SIR data was released, opposition parties raised questions. They alleged that the local election machinery in Bihar could be influenced in favor of the ruling BJP-JD(U) alliance, potentially skewing the entire process in their favor. In response to these allegations, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar issued a statement regarding the publication of the draft electoral roll for Bihar voters on August 1. He said that all 38 district election officers of Bihar would provide physical and digital copies of it to all political parties.

He added that political parties and voters would be given a month, until September 1, to request the addition of eligible citizens’ names or the removal of ineligible names from the draft voter list. The draft will be published on August 1. Voters can submit a form to the Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) of their respective assembly constituencies.

Despite the Election Commission’s statement, the India alliance is planning to continue protesting against the SIR. It has planned a march to the Election Commission headquarters next week. A meeting of the India alliance was held in the Parliament House complex on Thursday, in which all the constituent parties appeared to be in unison. According to sources, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi, TMC leader Derek O’Brien, DMK leaders TR Baalu and Tiruchi Siva, Samajwadi Party leader Ram Gopal Yadav, NCP (SP)’s Supriya Sule, and several other leaders were present at the meeting.

Rahul Gandhi has recently alleged that there was manipulation of voter lists in the Karnataka constituency during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, stating that he had uncovered a significant fraud in Karnataka, which he would present in black and white to the public and the Election Commission. They understand what game is being played. They have investigated it in depth.

He said, ‘The problem is that they give the voter list on paper, which cannot be analyzed. For one constituency, we took the voter list and converted it into digital format. It took us six months, but we understood the system of how they (EC) do this, who votes, where the votes are cast and how new voters are created… They are doing this in Bihar under a new system. They will remove voters. Elections are being stolen in the country, and this is the reality.’

Gandhi said, ‘We showed everyone how match-fixing happened in Maharashtra? We investigated a Lok Sabha seat in Karnataka. Large-scale vote theft was found, we will bring it before the public soon.’ After Rahul’s announcement, Congress strategized and said that it would expose the rigging of the Election Commission on August 5.

Congress General Secretary and in-charge of organization, KC Venugopal, said that the party would hold a major protest against this fraud under the leadership of Rahul Gandhi in Bengaluru. It will expose the manipulation in the voter list, as fake voters have been entered and many eligible voters have been removed. Such facts raise serious questions about the integrity of the electoral process. There has been an attempt to deliberately harm democracy. Electoral irregularities will not be tolerated now.

Amidst the Bihar elections, Rahul Gandhi is calling the issue of voter lists in Maharashtra match-fixing. He says the Election Commission cheated in Maharashtra. Questions were asked of them, and they were asked for voter lists and videos, but they were not shown. One crore voters were added in Maharashtra and the election was stolen. In March, he made big allegations in a press conference. Shiv Sena-UBT leader Sanjay Raut and NCP (SP) leader Supriya Sule were present in this press conference.

The Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha questioned the Election Commission, stating that between the 2019 Assembly and the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, 32 lakh voters were added to Maharashtra’s voter list. However, in five months, between the 2024 Lok Sabha and the Assembly elections, 39 lakh new voters were added to the state. Now, the question is, why are so many voters being added in just five months after the Lok Sabha elections, as compared to the last five years? Who are these 39 lakh people?

Rahul Gandhi said that one very interesting thing is, why was the number of registered voters in Maharashtra more than the total voter population of the state? According to the government, Maharashtra’s population is 9.54 crore. According to the Election Commission, the number of voters in Maharashtra is more than the total population of Maharashtra. Now, this is a clear rigging. Somehow, voters were suddenly created in Maharashtra. The government itself is saying that our population is 9.54 crore, and the Election Commission has more voters than the population of Maharashtra.

He said that in many places, we have found one thing. The point to understand is that the number of voters voting for Congress, Shiv Sena-UBT, and NCP (SP) has not decreased in the Lok Sabha and Assembly. We got equal votes and this is an example. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Congress got 1.36 lakh votes, in the Assembly elections, we got 1.34 lakh votes, which is very close. 35 thousand new voters were added, and BJP got 1.9 lakh votes in the Lok Sabha and 1.75 lakh votes in the Assembly elections, of which most of the new voters who gave BJP the victory are from the same 35 thousand new voters who were added.

Rahul Gandhi alleged that there are many voters whose names have been removed. Some voters were transferred from one booth to another. Most of these voters are from Dalit, Adivasi, and minority communities. Congress is once again alleging that votes of SC, ST, OBC communities, and minorities are being stolen in Bihar in the name of voter list revision. Their allegations match the Maharashtra elections. Now it remains to be seen how much damage the Congress can inflict on the ruling BJP-JD(U) with its strategy.