{"id":13182,"date":"2025-09-16T12:27:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T12:27:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/16\/wheres-the-vote-thief-bjp-taunts-congress-after-hc-scraps-karnataka-mlas-win-in-malur-politics-news\/"},"modified":"2025-09-16T12:27:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T12:27:08","slug":"wheres-the-vote-thief-bjp-taunts-congress-after-hc-scraps-karnataka-mlas-win-in-malur-politics-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/16\/wheres-the-vote-thief-bjp-taunts-congress-after-hc-scraps-karnataka-mlas-win-in-malur-politics-news\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Where&#8217;s The Vote Thief?&#8217;: BJP Taunts Congress After HC Scraps Karnataka MLA&#8217;s Win In Malur | Politics News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"story-9576174\">\n<p><span class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">Last Updated:<\/span><time class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">September 16, 2025, 17:42 IST<\/time><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"asubttl-9576174\" class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-667774417 asubttl-schema\">BJP leader Ashoka taunted Rahul Gandhi and demanded he speak up about the alleged electoral misconduct by his party in Malur<\/h2>\n<div class=\"jsx-c3a4b7af90a1cd78 artsharwrp\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news18.co\/gnps-en-btn\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"jsx-91f4da8d48c13a79 gglebtn bgorg\"\/><\/p>\n<div id=\"artshare\" class=\"jsx-c3a4b7af90a1cd78 artshare\">\n<div class=\"jsx-c3a4b7af90a1cd78 stickdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-c3a4b7af90a1cd78 deskwrapstkdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-c3a4b7af90a1cd78 fontchange\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/dlxczavtqcctuei\/news18\/static\/images\/english\/font.svg\" height=\"30px\" width=\"30px\" alt=\"font\" title=\"font\" class=\"jsx-c3a4b7af90a1cd78 lazyload\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-667774417 amimg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"R Ashoka, senior BJP leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly. (Image via X\/@RAshokaBJP)\" title=\"R Ashoka, senior BJP leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly. (Image via X\/@RAshokaBJP)\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1627283897_news18_logo-1200x800.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=400&amp;height=225\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-667774417\"\/><\/p>\n<p>R Ashoka, senior BJP leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly. (Image via X\/@RAshokaBJP)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"0\" class=\"story_para_0\">Senior BJP leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly, R Ashoka, attacked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi following the Karnataka High Court\u2019s decision to invalidate the election of Congress MLA KY Nanjegowda from the Malur constituency in Kolar district.<\/p>\n<p id=\"1\" class=\"story_para_1\">In a strongly worded post on X on Tuesday, Ashoka taunted Gandhi and demanded he speak up about the alleged electoral misconduct by his party in Malur.<\/p>\n<p id=\"2\" class=\"story_para_2\">\u201cWill @RahulGand now come to Malur to campaign against the vote theft by CongressAs?&#8221; Ashoka wrote.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twtiframe\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-theme=\"dark\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"kn\">\u0c95\u0cbe\u0c82\u0c97\u0ccd\u0cb0\u0cc6\u0cb8\u0ccd \u0cb6\u0cbe\u0cb8\u0c95\u0cb0 \u0cb5\u0ccb\u0c9f\u0ccd \u0c9a\u0ccb\u0cb0\u0cbf \u0cb5\u0cbf\u0cb0\u0cc1\u0ca6\u0ccd\u0ca7 \u0c85\u0cad\u0cbf\u0caf\u0cbe\u0ca8 \u0cae\u0cbe\u0ca1\u0cb2\u0cc1 \u0c88\u0c97 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RahulGandhi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">@RahulGandhi<\/a> \u0c85\u0cb5\u0cb0\u0cc1 \u0cae\u0cbe\u0cb2\u0cc2\u0cb0\u0cbf\u0c97\u0cc6 \u0cac\u0cb0\u0cc1\u0ca4\u0ccd\u0ca4\u0cbe\u0cb0\u0cbe?\u0cae\u0cb9\u0ca6\u0cc7\u0cb5\u0caa\u0cc1\u0cb0\u0ca6 \u0cae\u0ca4\u0ca6\u0cbe\u0cb0\u0cb0 \u0caa\u0c9f\u0ccd\u0c9f\u0cbf\u0c97\u0cc6 \u0cac\u0c97\u0ccd\u0c97\u0cc6 \u0cb8\u0cc1\u0ca6\u0ccd\u0ca6\u0cbf\u0c97\u0ccb\u0cb7\u0ccd\u0ca0\u0cbf \u0ca8\u0ca1\u0cc6\u0cb8\u0cbf \u0c9f\u0cc1\u0cb8\u0ccd \u0caa\u0c9f\u0cbe\u0c95\u0cbf \u201c\u0c86\u0c9f\u0c82 \u0cac\u0cbe\u0c82\u0cac\u0ccd&#8221; \u0cb8\u0cbf\u0ca1\u0cbf\u0cb8\u0cbf\u0ca6 \u0cb0\u0cc0\u0ca4\u0cbf, \u0cae\u0cbe\u0cb2\u0cc2\u0cb0\u0cc1 \u0cb5\u0cbf\u0ca7\u0cbe\u0ca8\u0cb8\u0cad\u0cbe \u0c95\u0ccd\u0cb7\u0cc7\u0ca4\u0ccd\u0cb0\u0ca6\u0cb2\u0ccd\u0cb2\u0cbf \u0c95\u0cbe\u0c82\u0c97\u0ccd\u0cb0\u0cc6\u0cb8\u0ccd \u0caa\u0c95\u0ccd\u0cb7 \u0ca8\u0ca1\u0cc6\u0cb8\u0cbf\u0cb0\u0cc1\u0cb5 \u0c85\u0c95\u0ccd\u0cb0\u0cae\u0ca6 \u0cac\u0c97\u0ccd\u0c97\u0cc6\u0caf\u0cc2 \u0cb0\u0cbe\u0cb9\u0cc1\u0cb2\u0ccd \u0c97\u0cbe\u0c82\u0ca7\u0cbf \u0c85\u0cb5\u0cb0\u0cc1 \u0cb8\u0cc1\u0ca6\u0ccd\u0ca6\u0cbf \u0c97\u0ccb\u0cb7\u0ccd\u0ca0\u0cbf\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4JAZJ4cPCS\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/4JAZJ4cPCS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 R. Ashoka (@RAshokaBJP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RAshokaBJP\/status\/1967899555246252362?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">September 16, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"3\" class=\"story_para_3\">\u201cJust as he held a press conference the voter list in Mahapura and burst firecrackers like an \u201catom bomb,&#8221; will Rahul Gandhi also a conference about the committed by the Congress party the Malur Assembly constituency and set off a \u201c&#8221;?,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p id=\"4\" class=\"story_para_4\">The senior BJP leader ended his post with a direct accusation, \u201cWhere is the vote thief? In the Congress legislative party!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"5\" class=\"story_para_5\">Ashoka\u2019s comments come after a major development earlier in the day, when the Karnataka High Court set aside the election of Nanjegowda, ordering a recount of votes from the 2023 Assembly elections. The court found merit in a petition filed by BJP candidate KS Manjunath Gowda, who had narrowly lost to Nanjegowda and alleged serious irregularities in the counting process.<\/p>\n<p id=\"6\" class=\"story_para_6\">The court criticised the conduct of the District Election Officer and noted that video footage of the vote counting had not been submitted. It has ordered action against the officer and directed that the recount be completed within four weeks.<\/p>\n<p id=\"7\" class=\"story_para_7\">However, Nanjegowda has been granted interim relief. Acting on a plea by his legal team, the High Court has stayed its own order for 30 days, allowing the Congress MLA time to approach the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<p id=\"8\" class=\"story_para_8\">If the apex court does not intervene within that period, Nanjegowda\u2019s election will stand invalidated, and his seat will be vacated.<\/p>\n<p id=\"9\" class=\"story_para_9\"><em>(With inputs from PTI)<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atawrap\">\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atadetailwrp\">\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd ataname\"><span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atthumb\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"News Desk\" title=\"News Desk\" src=\"data:image\/jpeg;base64,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\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd attitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/byline\/news-desk-17918.html\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atamail\">News Desk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The News Desk is a team of passionate editors and writers who break and analyse the most important events unfolding in India and abroad. 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