As counting picks up pace in the Maharashtra Municipal Corporation Election, Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has expressed his first reaction, taking aim at the Election Commission and raising serious questions about the erosion of public trust in India’s democratic process. His comments have ignited a heated political debate at a time when the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Mahayuti is showing an impressive lead across key municipal bodies. Taking to X, Gandhi states, “Election commission gaslighting citizens is how trust has collapsed in our democracy. Vote Chori is an anti-national act.”
