{"id":15426,"date":"2025-09-25T14:42:57","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T14:42:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/25\/will-launch-surgical-strikes-aaditya-thackeray-vows-rahul-gandhi-style-expose-on-poll-body-politics-news\/"},"modified":"2025-09-25T14:42:57","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T14:42:57","slug":"will-launch-surgical-strikes-aaditya-thackeray-vows-rahul-gandhi-style-expose-on-poll-body-politics-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/25\/will-launch-surgical-strikes-aaditya-thackeray-vows-rahul-gandhi-style-expose-on-poll-body-politics-news\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Will Launch Surgical Strikes\u2019: Aaditya Thackeray Vows Rahul Gandhi-Style &#8216;Expose&#8217; On Poll Body | Politics News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"story-9596473\">\n<p><span class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">Last Updated:<\/span><time class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">September 25, 2025, 19:15 IST<\/time><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"asubttl-9596473\" class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-591889053 asubttl-schema\">Aaditya Thackeray announced a Rahul Gandhi-style expose on alleged Election Commission irregularities in Maharashtra polls.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b artsharwrp\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news18.co\/gnps-en-btn\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"jsx-91f4da8d48c13a79 gglebtn bgblu\"\/><\/p>\n<div id=\"artshare\" class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b artshare\">\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b stickdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b deskwrapstkdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b 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-cc1b15cf85effb8b lazyload\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-591889053 amimg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Thackeray compared the costs, pointing out that a 5-kilometre journey on a BEST bus costs just Rs 5, while the same ride on a bike taxi would cost three times more. File pic\/PTI\" title=\"Thackeray compared the costs, pointing out that a 5-kilometre journey on a BEST bus costs just Rs 5, while the same ride on a bike taxi would cost three times more. File pic\/PTI\" 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-591889053\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Thackeray compared the costs, pointing out that a 5-kilometre journey on a BEST bus costs just Rs 5, while the same ride on a bike taxi would cost three times more. File pic\/PTI<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"0\" class=\"story_para_0\">Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Thursday asserted a Rahul Gandhi-like \u201cexpose&#8221; to reveal the chinks in the armour of the Election Commission, saying that he will\u00a0soon expose alleged irregularities in electoral rolls during the 2024 Maharashtra assembly polls.<\/p>\n<p id=\"1\" class=\"story_para_1\">While speaking at the <em>India Today Conclave<\/em>, the former Maharashtra Minister said that the Shiv Sena (UBT) is preparing to reveal issues that show how election processes were mismanaged. When asked about the timing of this planned expos\u00e9, Aaditya said, \u201cWe can\u2019t reveal the timings of the surgical strikes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"2\" class=\"story_para_2\">He claimed that just before the assembly polls, the party had written to the Election Commission about the sudden spike in the number of voters, missing names of voters and mismanagement at the booths.<\/p>\n<p id=\"3\" class=\"story_para_3\">&#8220;Our party has found very many chinks in the armour and it will bring them out very soon,&#8221; Thackeray said.<\/p>\n<p id=\"4\" class=\"story_para_4\">&#8220;We will have a press conference with the data we are working on right now. We are putting it together,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p id=\"5\" class=\"story_para_5\">When asked if he will hold a press conference similar to the one done by Rahul Gandhi, he said, &#8220;Absolutely. We are doing it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"6\" class=\"story_para_6\">Thackeray\u2019s remarks came days after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, in a series of press briefings, accused the poll body of vote theft and protecting those who &#8220;destroyed democracy&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p id=\"7\" class=\"story_para_7\">Rahul cited several instances, from voter name deletions in Karnataka to inflated voter turnout in Maharashtra, and has claimed that he still has yet to reveal the \u201chydrogen bomb,&#8221; alleging that Prime Minister Narendra Modi played a role in \u201cvote chori&#8221; to secure a win in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.<\/p>\n<p id=\"8\" class=\"story_para_8\">It all started when Rahul Gandhi posted an op-ed titled \u201cMatch-Fixing Maharashtra&#8221; in a national daily in July, giving a step-by-step account of how he believes the Assembly election results were rigged, calling it \u201cHow to steal an election?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"9\" class=\"story_para_9\">The ECI, however, dubbed the allegations as &#8220;incorrect and baseless&#8221; and said, &#8220;No deletion of any vote can be done online by any member of the public, as misconceived by Gandhi.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"10\" class=\"story_para_10\"><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=\"Shobhit Gupta\" title=\"Shobhit Gupta\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Untitled-design-2025-06-421898aac7df12606d3395094d8b8840.png?impolicy=website&amp;width=60&amp;height=60\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd attitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/byline\/shobhit-gupta-28018.html\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atamail\">Shobhit Gupta<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Shobhit Gupta is a sub-editor at News18.com and covers India and International news. He is interested in day to day political affairs in India and geopolitics. He earned his BA Journalism (Hons) degree from Ben&#8230;<span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd aurpdebtn\">Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Shobhit Gupta is a sub-editor at News18.com and covers India and International news. He is interested in day to day political affairs in India and geopolitics. He earned his BA Journalism (Hons) degree from Ben&#8230;<!-- --> <span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd aurpdebtn\">Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-591889053 atbtlink fp\"><span>First Published:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"rs\">\n<p>September 25, 2025, 19:15 IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-591889053 brdcrmb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/\">News<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/politics\/\">politics<\/a>  <span class=\"brdout\"> \u2018Will Launch Surgical Strikes\u2019: Aaditya Thackeray Vows Rahul Gandhi-Style &#8216;Expose&#8217; On Poll Body<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"coral-wrap\" class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f \">\n<div class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f coral-cont\">\n<div class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f coltoptxt\">Disclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. 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