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Last Updated:<\/span>November 05, 2025, 14:18 IST<\/time><\/p>\nThe Congress leader also alleged that a Brazilian model was registered as a voter in Haryana 22 times in at least 10 different booths<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/p>\nLoP in the Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during a press conference, in New Delhi, Wednesday. (PTI)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\nRahul Gandhi, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, on Wednesday alleged unprecedented vote fraud in the 2024 Haryana assembly elections, claiming that 25 lakh votes were \u201cstolen” in the state which has two crore voters. \u201cThis means one in eight voters in Haryana is fake, 12.5 per cent,” the Congress leader said as he dropped his much-awaited \u201cH Bomb”.<\/p>\nNoting that all exit polls had predicted a Congress victory in Haryana election, Gandhi said the results surprisingly showed a victory for the BJP. The Congress leader also showed a video of Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini telling the media before the results that \u201carrangements” had been made and his party was winning the polls. \u201cWhat were these arrangements?” he asked.<\/p>\nGandhi also alleged that a Brazilian model was registered as a voter in Haryana 22 times in at least 10 different booths. Sharing the stock photograph of model Matheus Ferrero, the Congress leader said it could be downloaded for free from a website that deals in stock photos. He added that the woman was listed under different names\u2014\u201cSweety, Seema, Saraswati”\u2014in voter rolls.<\/p>\n\u201cThe Election Commission can remove duplicates in a second. Why don\u2019t they do it? Reason: they are helping the BJP,” he said, showing several instances of voter IDs with the same pictures but different names in the voter roll.<\/p>\nEC Hits Back<\/strong><\/p>\nReacting to Gandhi\u2019s charges, sources in the Election Commission said zero appeals were filed against electoral rolls in Haryana. \u201cOnly 22 election petitions are currently pending in the high court against 90 assembly seats,” the sources said.<\/p>\nThe poll body also questioned what the polling agents of the Congress were doing on polling day. \u201cIf someone votes more than 200 times in two booths, why was no objection raised by polling agents of Congress? After the voter list was finalised, a copy of it was given to all parties. Why was the duplicate name issue not flagged? Why was there no appeal? In a secret ballot, how is it being alleged who a voter voted for?”<\/p>\nBJP Hits Back<\/p>\nUnion minister Kiren Rijiju, while reacting to the Congress leader\u2019s press conference, said the statements were an attempt by the Congress to \u201chide their failure”.<\/p>\n\n\n\u0930\u093e\u0939\u0941\u0932 \u0917\u093e\u0902\u0927\u0940 \u0915\u0940 \u0906\u091c \u0915\u0940 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0947\u0938 \u0915\u0949\u0928\u094d\u092b\u094d\u0930\u0947\u0902\u0938, \u092c\u093f\u0939\u093e\u0930 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0939\u094b\u0928\u0947 \u0935\u093e\u0932\u0940 \u0915\u0930\u093e\u0930\u0940 \u0939\u093e\u0930 \u0938\u0947 \u0905\u092a\u0928\u093e \u0938\u093f\u0930 \u092c\u091a\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u093e \u090f\u0915 \u0939\u0925\u0915\u0902\u0921\u093e \u092e\u093e\u0924\u094d\u0930 \u0939\u0948\u0964 \u092f\u0939 \u0938\u092c\u0915\u094b \u092a\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u0915\u093f \u0930\u093e\u0939\u0941\u0932 \u0917\u093e\u0902\u0927\u0940 \u0926\u0947\u0936 \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u0902\u0935\u093f\u0927\u093e\u0928, \u0932\u094b\u0915\u0924\u0902\u0924\u094d\u0930, \u0932\u094b\u0915\u0924\u093e\u0902\u0924\u094d\u0930\u093f\u0915 \u0935\u094d\u092f\u0935\u0938\u094d\u0925\u093e, \u0938\u0902\u0938\u0926\u0940\u092f \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0923\u093e\u0932\u0940 \u0914\u0930 \u091c\u0928\u0924\u093e \u0915\u0947 \u092e\u0924\u093e\u0927\u093f\u0915\u093e\u0930 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0935\u093f\u0936\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0938 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0930\u0916\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902\u0964 \u0935\u0939 \u090f\u0915 \u0910\u0938\u0947 \u0906\u0926\u0930\u094d\u0936 \u0932\u094b\u0915 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0916\u094b\u090f\u2026\u2014 Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) November 5, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\u201cPolling in Bihar is just two days away, and by doing this now, they are trying to find an excuse for their impending defeat. We never questioned exit polls.”<\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/span><\/p>\nNews Desk<\/a><\/p>\nThe News Desk is a team of passionate editors and writers who break and analyse the most important events unfolding in India and abroad. From live updates to exclusive reports to in-depth explainers, the Desk d…Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe News Desk is a team of passionate editors and writers who break and analyse the most important events unfolding in India and abroad. From live updates to exclusive reports to in-depth explainers, the Desk d… Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nFirst Published:<\/span><\/p>\n\nNovember 05, 2025, 13:21 IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nNews<\/a> elections<\/a> Rahul Gandhi’s Big Haryana ‘Vote Chori’ Charge Prompts EC Fact-Check, Draws BJP Ire: Top Points<\/span><\/div>\n\n\nDisclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. 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LoP in the Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during a press conference, in New Delhi, Wednesday. (PTI)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
Rahul Gandhi, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, on Wednesday alleged unprecedented vote fraud in the 2024 Haryana assembly elections, claiming that 25 lakh votes were \u201cstolen” in the state which has two crore voters. \u201cThis means one in eight voters in Haryana is fake, 12.5 per cent,” the Congress leader said as he dropped his much-awaited \u201cH Bomb”.<\/p>\n
Noting that all exit polls had predicted a Congress victory in Haryana election, Gandhi said the results surprisingly showed a victory for the BJP. The Congress leader also showed a video of Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini telling the media before the results that \u201carrangements” had been made and his party was winning the polls. \u201cWhat were these arrangements?” he asked.<\/p>\n
Gandhi also alleged that a Brazilian model was registered as a voter in Haryana 22 times in at least 10 different booths. Sharing the stock photograph of model Matheus Ferrero, the Congress leader said it could be downloaded for free from a website that deals in stock photos. He added that the woman was listed under different names\u2014\u201cSweety, Seema, Saraswati”\u2014in voter rolls.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Election Commission can remove duplicates in a second. Why don\u2019t they do it? Reason: they are helping the BJP,” he said, showing several instances of voter IDs with the same pictures but different names in the voter roll.<\/p>\n
EC Hits Back<\/strong><\/p>\nReacting to Gandhi\u2019s charges, sources in the Election Commission said zero appeals were filed against electoral rolls in Haryana. \u201cOnly 22 election petitions are currently pending in the high court against 90 assembly seats,” the sources said.<\/p>\nThe poll body also questioned what the polling agents of the Congress were doing on polling day. \u201cIf someone votes more than 200 times in two booths, why was no objection raised by polling agents of Congress? After the voter list was finalised, a copy of it was given to all parties. Why was the duplicate name issue not flagged? Why was there no appeal? In a secret ballot, how is it being alleged who a voter voted for?”<\/p>\nBJP Hits Back<\/p>\nUnion minister Kiren Rijiju, while reacting to the Congress leader\u2019s press conference, said the statements were an attempt by the Congress to \u201chide their failure”.<\/p>\n\n\n\u0930\u093e\u0939\u0941\u0932 \u0917\u093e\u0902\u0927\u0940 \u0915\u0940 \u0906\u091c \u0915\u0940 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0947\u0938 \u0915\u0949\u0928\u094d\u092b\u094d\u0930\u0947\u0902\u0938, \u092c\u093f\u0939\u093e\u0930 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0939\u094b\u0928\u0947 \u0935\u093e\u0932\u0940 \u0915\u0930\u093e\u0930\u0940 \u0939\u093e\u0930 \u0938\u0947 \u0905\u092a\u0928\u093e \u0938\u093f\u0930 \u092c\u091a\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u093e \u090f\u0915 \u0939\u0925\u0915\u0902\u0921\u093e \u092e\u093e\u0924\u094d\u0930 \u0939\u0948\u0964 \u092f\u0939 \u0938\u092c\u0915\u094b \u092a\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u0915\u093f \u0930\u093e\u0939\u0941\u0932 \u0917\u093e\u0902\u0927\u0940 \u0926\u0947\u0936 \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u0902\u0935\u093f\u0927\u093e\u0928, \u0932\u094b\u0915\u0924\u0902\u0924\u094d\u0930, \u0932\u094b\u0915\u0924\u093e\u0902\u0924\u094d\u0930\u093f\u0915 \u0935\u094d\u092f\u0935\u0938\u094d\u0925\u093e, \u0938\u0902\u0938\u0926\u0940\u092f \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0923\u093e\u0932\u0940 \u0914\u0930 \u091c\u0928\u0924\u093e \u0915\u0947 \u092e\u0924\u093e\u0927\u093f\u0915\u093e\u0930 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0935\u093f\u0936\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0938 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0930\u0916\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902\u0964 \u0935\u0939 \u090f\u0915 \u0910\u0938\u0947 \u0906\u0926\u0930\u094d\u0936 \u0932\u094b\u0915 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0916\u094b\u090f\u2026\u2014 Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) November 5, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\u201cPolling in Bihar is just two days away, and by doing this now, they are trying to find an excuse for their impending defeat. We never questioned exit polls.”<\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/span><\/p>\nNews Desk<\/a><\/p>\nThe News Desk is a team of passionate editors and writers who break and analyse the most important events unfolding in India and abroad. From live updates to exclusive reports to in-depth explainers, the Desk d…Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe News Desk is a team of passionate editors and writers who break and analyse the most important events unfolding in India and abroad. From live updates to exclusive reports to in-depth explainers, the Desk d… Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nFirst Published:<\/span><\/p>\n\nNovember 05, 2025, 13:21 IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nNews<\/a> elections<\/a> Rahul Gandhi’s Big Haryana ‘Vote Chori’ Charge Prompts EC Fact-Check, Draws BJP Ire: Top Points<\/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
Reacting to Gandhi\u2019s charges, sources in the Election Commission said zero appeals were filed against electoral rolls in Haryana. \u201cOnly 22 election petitions are currently pending in the high court against 90 assembly seats,” the sources said.<\/p>\n
The poll body also questioned what the polling agents of the Congress were doing on polling day. \u201cIf someone votes more than 200 times in two booths, why was no objection raised by polling agents of Congress? After the voter list was finalised, a copy of it was given to all parties. Why was the duplicate name issue not flagged? Why was there no appeal? In a secret ballot, how is it being alleged who a voter voted for?”<\/p>\n
BJP Hits Back<\/p>\n
Union minister Kiren Rijiju, while reacting to the Congress leader\u2019s press conference, said the statements were an attempt by the Congress to \u201chide their failure”.<\/p>\n
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\u201cPolling in Bihar is just two days away, and by doing this now, they are trying to find an excuse for their impending defeat. We never questioned exit polls.”<\/p>\n
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