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Last Updated:<\/span>September 18, 2025, 14:34 IST<\/time><\/p>\nRahul Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, alleged that over 6,000 applications were filed impersonating voters in a bid to delete names of original voters.<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\nRahul Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, alleged that over 6,000 applications were filed impersonating voters in a bid to delete names of original voters. (Photo: X)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\nBR Patil, Congress MLA from Karnataka\u2019s Aland, on Thursday doubled down on allegations levelled by Rahul Gandhi and said there was a vote theft attempt.<\/p>\nSpeaking to CNN-News18<\/em>, the Congress leader said that he would have lost the seat if the party had not found out about voter deletions.<\/p>\n\u201cI have been fighting this for 2.5 years. I would have lost if we hadn\u2019t found out about the deletions. There was an attempt at vote theft. CID has written letters 18 times. It is clear that the EC wants to cover these thieves,” he said.<\/p>\nRahul Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, alleged that over 6,000 applications were filed impersonating voters in a bid to delete names of original voters.<\/p>\nIn Karnataka\u2019s Aland, someone tried to delete 6,018 votes and got caught by coincidence, he said, alleging that names of voters of the Congress were being deleted systematically.<\/p>\n\n\n#WATCH<\/a> | Delhi: Lok Sabha LoP and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi says, \u201cAland is a constituency in Karnataka. Somebody tried to delete 6018 votes. We don\u2019t know the total number of votes that were deleted in Aland in the 2023 election. They are much higher than 6,018, but somebody got\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/yjcBdjPbm4<\/a>\u2014 ANI (@ANI) September 18, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\u201cThe booth-level officer noticed that her uncle\u2019s vote got deleted and found her neighbour had deleted the vote of her uncle. She asked her neighbour who said he had no idea. It was found that some other force hijacked the process and deleted the vote \u2014 and as luck would have it got caught,” Gandhi said.<\/p>\nHe claimed that 6,018 applications were filed impersonating voters and this filing was done automatically using mobile numbers from outside Karnataka.<\/p>\nRahul Gandhi also made it clear at the outset that these were not the \u201chydrogen bomb” of revelations that he has promised and those will come soon.<\/p>\nCongress Was Beneficiary: BJP On \u2018Vote Chori\u2019 Charge<\/strong><\/p>\nBJP IT chief Amit Malviya alleged that it was the Congress candidate who benefited from \u201cvote chori”.<\/p>\nMalviya pointed out that BJP\u2019s Subhadh Guttedar registered a victory on the Aland seat in 2018, but Congress candidate Patil secured a win in 2023.<\/p>\n\u201cRahul Gandhi alleges deletion of votes in Karnataka\u2019s Aland, in the run up to 2023 Assembly election. Fun fact: Aland AC was won by Subhadh Guttedar of the BJP in 2018 and B.R. Patil (INC) in 2023. So, Congress candidate is the beneficiary of so called \u2018Vote Chori\u2019? Well done!” the BJP leader wrote on X.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/span><\/p>\nSaurabh Verma<\/a><\/p>\nSaurabh Verma covers general, national and international day-to-day news for News18.com as a Senior Sub-editor. He keenly observes politics. You can follow him on Twitter –twitter.com\/saurabhkverma19<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nSaurabh Verma covers general, national and international day-to-day news for News18.com as a Senior Sub-editor. He keenly observes politics. You can follow him on Twitter –twitter.com\/saurabhkverma19 <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nFirst Published:<\/span><\/p>\n\nSeptember 18, 2025, 14:16 IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nNews<\/a> politics<\/a> Aland MLA Backs Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Vote Chori’ Charge, BJP Claims Congress Was Beneficiary<\/span><\/div>\n\n\nDisclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use<\/a> and Privacy Policy<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRead More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, alleged that over 6,000 applications were filed impersonating voters in a bid to delete names of original voters. (Photo: X)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
BR Patil, Congress MLA from Karnataka\u2019s Aland, on Thursday doubled down on allegations levelled by Rahul Gandhi and said there was a vote theft attempt.<\/p>\n
Speaking to CNN-News18<\/em>, the Congress leader said that he would have lost the seat if the party had not found out about voter deletions.<\/p>\n\u201cI have been fighting this for 2.5 years. I would have lost if we hadn\u2019t found out about the deletions. There was an attempt at vote theft. CID has written letters 18 times. It is clear that the EC wants to cover these thieves,” he said.<\/p>\nRahul Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, alleged that over 6,000 applications were filed impersonating voters in a bid to delete names of original voters.<\/p>\nIn Karnataka\u2019s Aland, someone tried to delete 6,018 votes and got caught by coincidence, he said, alleging that names of voters of the Congress were being deleted systematically.<\/p>\n\n\n#WATCH<\/a> | Delhi: Lok Sabha LoP and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi says, \u201cAland is a constituency in Karnataka. Somebody tried to delete 6018 votes. We don\u2019t know the total number of votes that were deleted in Aland in the 2023 election. They are much higher than 6,018, but somebody got\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/yjcBdjPbm4<\/a>\u2014 ANI (@ANI) September 18, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\u201cThe booth-level officer noticed that her uncle\u2019s vote got deleted and found her neighbour had deleted the vote of her uncle. She asked her neighbour who said he had no idea. It was found that some other force hijacked the process and deleted the vote \u2014 and as luck would have it got caught,” Gandhi said.<\/p>\nHe claimed that 6,018 applications were filed impersonating voters and this filing was done automatically using mobile numbers from outside Karnataka.<\/p>\nRahul Gandhi also made it clear at the outset that these were not the \u201chydrogen bomb” of revelations that he has promised and those will come soon.<\/p>\nCongress Was Beneficiary: BJP On \u2018Vote Chori\u2019 Charge<\/strong><\/p>\nBJP IT chief Amit Malviya alleged that it was the Congress candidate who benefited from \u201cvote chori”.<\/p>\nMalviya pointed out that BJP\u2019s Subhadh Guttedar registered a victory on the Aland seat in 2018, but Congress candidate Patil secured a win in 2023.<\/p>\n\u201cRahul Gandhi alleges deletion of votes in Karnataka\u2019s Aland, in the run up to 2023 Assembly election. Fun fact: Aland AC was won by Subhadh Guttedar of the BJP in 2018 and B.R. Patil (INC) in 2023. So, Congress candidate is the beneficiary of so called \u2018Vote Chori\u2019? Well done!” the BJP leader wrote on X.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/span><\/p>\nSaurabh Verma<\/a><\/p>\nSaurabh Verma covers general, national and international day-to-day news for News18.com as a Senior Sub-editor. He keenly observes politics. You can follow him on Twitter –twitter.com\/saurabhkverma19<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nSaurabh Verma covers general, national and international day-to-day news for News18.com as a Senior Sub-editor. He keenly observes politics. You can follow him on Twitter –twitter.com\/saurabhkverma19 <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nFirst Published:<\/span><\/p>\n\nSeptember 18, 2025, 14:16 IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nNews<\/a> politics<\/a> Aland MLA Backs Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Vote Chori’ Charge, BJP Claims Congress Was Beneficiary<\/span><\/div>\n\n\nDisclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use<\/a> and Privacy Policy<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRead More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cI have been fighting this for 2.5 years. I would have lost if we hadn\u2019t found out about the deletions. There was an attempt at vote theft. CID has written letters 18 times. It is clear that the EC wants to cover these thieves,” he said.<\/p>\n
Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, alleged that over 6,000 applications were filed impersonating voters in a bid to delete names of original voters.<\/p>\n
In Karnataka\u2019s Aland, someone tried to delete 6,018 votes and got caught by coincidence, he said, alleging that names of voters of the Congress were being deleted systematically.<\/p>\n
\n#WATCH<\/a> | Delhi: Lok Sabha LoP and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi says, \u201cAland is a constituency in Karnataka. Somebody tried to delete 6018 votes. We don\u2019t know the total number of votes that were deleted in Aland in the 2023 election. They are much higher than 6,018, but somebody got\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/yjcBdjPbm4<\/a>\u2014 ANI (@ANI) September 18, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\u201cThe booth-level officer noticed that her uncle\u2019s vote got deleted and found her neighbour had deleted the vote of her uncle. She asked her neighbour who said he had no idea. It was found that some other force hijacked the process and deleted the vote \u2014 and as luck would have it got caught,” Gandhi said.<\/p>\nHe claimed that 6,018 applications were filed impersonating voters and this filing was done automatically using mobile numbers from outside Karnataka.<\/p>\nRahul Gandhi also made it clear at the outset that these were not the \u201chydrogen bomb” of revelations that he has promised and those will come soon.<\/p>\nCongress Was Beneficiary: BJP On \u2018Vote Chori\u2019 Charge<\/strong><\/p>\nBJP IT chief Amit Malviya alleged that it was the Congress candidate who benefited from \u201cvote chori”.<\/p>\nMalviya pointed out that BJP\u2019s Subhadh Guttedar registered a victory on the Aland seat in 2018, but Congress candidate Patil secured a win in 2023.<\/p>\n\u201cRahul Gandhi alleges deletion of votes in Karnataka\u2019s Aland, in the run up to 2023 Assembly election. Fun fact: Aland AC was won by Subhadh Guttedar of the BJP in 2018 and B.R. Patil (INC) in 2023. So, Congress candidate is the beneficiary of so called \u2018Vote Chori\u2019? Well done!” the BJP leader wrote on X.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/span><\/p>\nSaurabh Verma<\/a><\/p>\nSaurabh Verma covers general, national and international day-to-day news for News18.com as a Senior Sub-editor. He keenly observes politics. You can follow him on Twitter –twitter.com\/saurabhkverma19<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nSaurabh Verma covers general, national and international day-to-day news for News18.com as a Senior Sub-editor. He keenly observes politics. You can follow him on Twitter –twitter.com\/saurabhkverma19 <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nFirst Published:<\/span><\/p>\n\nSeptember 18, 2025, 14:16 IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nNews<\/a> politics<\/a> Aland MLA Backs Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Vote Chori’ Charge, BJP Claims Congress Was Beneficiary<\/span><\/div>\n\n\nDisclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use<\/a> and Privacy Policy<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRead More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
#WATCH<\/a> | Delhi: Lok Sabha LoP and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi says, \u201cAland is a constituency in Karnataka. Somebody tried to delete 6018 votes. We don\u2019t know the total number of votes that were deleted in Aland in the 2023 election. They are much higher than 6,018, but somebody got\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/yjcBdjPbm4<\/a>\u2014 ANI (@ANI) September 18, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\u201cThe booth-level officer noticed that her uncle\u2019s vote got deleted and found her neighbour had deleted the vote of her uncle. She asked her neighbour who said he had no idea. It was found that some other force hijacked the process and deleted the vote \u2014 and as luck would have it got caught,” Gandhi said.<\/p>\nHe claimed that 6,018 applications were filed impersonating voters and this filing was done automatically using mobile numbers from outside Karnataka.<\/p>\nRahul Gandhi also made it clear at the outset that these were not the \u201chydrogen bomb” of revelations that he has promised and those will come soon.<\/p>\nCongress Was Beneficiary: BJP On \u2018Vote Chori\u2019 Charge<\/strong><\/p>\nBJP IT chief Amit Malviya alleged that it was the Congress candidate who benefited from \u201cvote chori”.<\/p>\nMalviya pointed out that BJP\u2019s Subhadh Guttedar registered a victory on the Aland seat in 2018, but Congress candidate Patil secured a win in 2023.<\/p>\n\u201cRahul Gandhi alleges deletion of votes in Karnataka\u2019s Aland, in the run up to 2023 Assembly election. Fun fact: Aland AC was won by Subhadh Guttedar of the BJP in 2018 and B.R. Patil (INC) in 2023. So, Congress candidate is the beneficiary of so called \u2018Vote Chori\u2019? Well done!” the BJP leader wrote on X.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/span><\/p>\nSaurabh Verma<\/a><\/p>\nSaurabh Verma covers general, national and international day-to-day news for News18.com as a Senior Sub-editor. He keenly observes politics. You can follow him on Twitter –twitter.com\/saurabhkverma19<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nSaurabh Verma covers general, national and international day-to-day news for News18.com as a Senior Sub-editor. He keenly observes politics. You can follow him on Twitter –twitter.com\/saurabhkverma19 <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nFirst Published:<\/span><\/p>\n\nSeptember 18, 2025, 14:16 IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nNews<\/a> politics<\/a> Aland MLA Backs Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Vote Chori’ Charge, BJP Claims Congress Was Beneficiary<\/span><\/div>\n\n\nDisclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use<\/a> and Privacy Policy<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRead More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cThe booth-level officer noticed that her uncle\u2019s vote got deleted and found her neighbour had deleted the vote of her uncle. She asked her neighbour who said he had no idea. It was found that some other force hijacked the process and deleted the vote \u2014 and as luck would have it got caught,” Gandhi said.<\/p>\n
He claimed that 6,018 applications were filed impersonating voters and this filing was done automatically using mobile numbers from outside Karnataka.<\/p>\n
Rahul Gandhi also made it clear at the outset that these were not the \u201chydrogen bomb” of revelations that he has promised and those will come soon.<\/p>\n
Congress Was Beneficiary: BJP On \u2018Vote Chori\u2019 Charge<\/strong><\/p>\nBJP IT chief Amit Malviya alleged that it was the Congress candidate who benefited from \u201cvote chori”.<\/p>\nMalviya pointed out that BJP\u2019s Subhadh Guttedar registered a victory on the Aland seat in 2018, but Congress candidate Patil secured a win in 2023.<\/p>\n\u201cRahul Gandhi alleges deletion of votes in Karnataka\u2019s Aland, in the run up to 2023 Assembly election. Fun fact: Aland AC was won by Subhadh Guttedar of the BJP in 2018 and B.R. Patil (INC) in 2023. So, Congress candidate is the beneficiary of so called \u2018Vote Chori\u2019? Well done!” the BJP leader wrote on X.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/span><\/p>\nSaurabh Verma<\/a><\/p>\nSaurabh Verma covers general, national and international day-to-day news for News18.com as a Senior Sub-editor. He keenly observes politics. You can follow him on Twitter –twitter.com\/saurabhkverma19<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nSaurabh Verma covers general, national and international day-to-day news for News18.com as a Senior Sub-editor. He keenly observes politics. You can follow him on Twitter –twitter.com\/saurabhkverma19 <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nFirst Published:<\/span><\/p>\n\nSeptember 18, 2025, 14:16 IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nNews<\/a> politics<\/a> Aland MLA Backs Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Vote Chori’ Charge, BJP Claims Congress Was Beneficiary<\/span><\/div>\n\n\nDisclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use<\/a> and Privacy Policy<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRead More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
BJP IT chief Amit Malviya alleged that it was the Congress candidate who benefited from \u201cvote chori”.<\/p>\n
Malviya pointed out that BJP\u2019s Subhadh Guttedar registered a victory on the Aland seat in 2018, but Congress candidate Patil secured a win in 2023.<\/p>\n
\u201cRahul Gandhi alleges deletion of votes in Karnataka\u2019s Aland, in the run up to 2023 Assembly election. Fun fact: Aland AC was won by Subhadh Guttedar of the BJP in 2018 and B.R. Patil (INC) in 2023. So, Congress candidate is the beneficiary of so called \u2018Vote Chori\u2019? Well done!” the BJP leader wrote on X.<\/p>\n
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Saurabh Verma covers general, national and international day-to-day news for News18.com as a Senior Sub-editor. He keenly observes politics. You can follow him on Twitter –twitter.com\/saurabhkverma19<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Saurabh Verma covers general, national and international day-to-day news for News18.com as a Senior Sub-editor. He keenly observes politics. You can follow him on Twitter –twitter.com\/saurabhkverma19 <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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