{"id":23287,"date":"2025-11-06T14:24:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T14:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/06\/opposition-says-bjps-rakesh-sinha-voted-in-bihar-months-after-voting-in-delhi-he-clarifies-politics-news\/"},"modified":"2025-11-06T14:24:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T14:24:09","slug":"opposition-says-bjps-rakesh-sinha-voted-in-bihar-months-after-voting-in-delhi-he-clarifies-politics-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/06\/opposition-says-bjps-rakesh-sinha-voted-in-bihar-months-after-voting-in-delhi-he-clarifies-politics-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Opposition Says BJP&#8217;s Rakesh Sinha Voted In Bihar Months After Voting In Delhi, He Clarifies | Politics News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"story-9685502\">\n<p><span class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">Last Updated:<\/span><time class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">November 06, 2025, 19:46 IST<\/time><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"asubttl-9685502\" class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-1065903739 asubttl-schema\">Opposition parties accused BJP Rajya Sabha MP Rakesh Sinha of committing &#8220;voter fraud&#8221; by allegedly casting his vote in both the Delhi and Bihar Assembly elections.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-1065903739\">\n<figure class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-1065903739 amimg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"BJP MP Rakesh Sinha after casting his vote in Begusarai on Thursday. (X\/@RakeshSinha01)\" title=\"BJP MP Rakesh Sinha after casting his vote in Begusarai on Thursday. (X\/@RakeshSinha01)\" 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-1065903739\"\/><\/p>\n<p>BJP MP Rakesh Sinha after casting his vote in Begusarai on Thursday. (X\/@RakeshSinha01)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"0\" class=\"story_para_0\">A fresh political storm erupted as the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Congress accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of \u201cvoter fraud&#8221; on Thursday, alleging that BJP MP Rakesh Sinha, who had earlier cast his vote in the Delhi elections in February, had again voted in the first phase of the Bihar Assembly elections held today.<\/p>\n<p id=\"1\" class=\"story_para_1\">Terming his allegations as a \u201cbig expose&#8221;, Bharadwaj alleged that BJP Rajya Sabha MP and RSS ideologue Rakesh Sinha cast his vote in the Delhi elections from Dwarka in February, and then cast his vote in the Bihar elections from Siwan today, calling it an \u201copen and shut case of fraud&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p id=\"2\" class=\"story_para_2\">\u201cHe teaches at Motilal Nehru College, Delhi University, so he couldn\u2019t even show his Bihar address if he knew it. Do you think that if we catch the BJP government\u2019s theft, they will mend their ways? Absolutely not, they will indulge in open and blatant theft.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"3\" class=\"story_para_3\">He also shared pictures of several people, including Rakesh Sinha, who he claimed cast their votes in Delhi and Bihar. Congress leader Supriya Shrinate also backed Bharadwaj\u2019s allegations, saying, \u201cBJP leader Rakesh Sinha voted in the Delhi Assembly elections in February 2025; voted in the Bihar Assembly elections in November 5. Under which scheme is this happening?&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"twtiframe\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">Expose #3\u0935\u094b\u091f \u091a\u094b\u0930\u0940 3<\/p>\n<p>\u092d\u093e\u091c\u092a\u093e \u0915\u0947 \u0930\u093e\u091c\u094d\u092f \u0938\u092d\u093e \u0938\u093e\u0902\u0938\u0926 \u0914\u0930 \u0938\u092c\u0915\u094b \u0938\u0902\u0938\u094d\u0915\u093e\u0930 \u0938\u093f\u0916\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u0935\u093e\u0932\u0940 RSS \u0915\u0947 \u0935\u093f\u091a\u093e\u0930\u0915 \u0930\u093e\u0915\u0947\u0936 \u0938\u093f\u0902\u0939\u093e \u091c\u0940 \u0928\u0947 \u0926\u093f\u0932\u094d\u0932\u0940 \u0935\u093f\u0927\u093e\u0928 \u0938\u092d\u093e \u091a\u0941\u0928\u093e\u0935 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0935\u094b\u091f \u0921\u093e\u0932\u093e \u0914\u0930 \u0906\u091c \u092c\u093f\u0939\u093e\u0930 \u091a\u0941\u0928\u093e\u0935 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092d\u0940 \u0935\u094b\u091f \u0921\u093e\u0932\u093e<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffc\u092f\u0947 \u0926\u093f\u0932\u094d\u0932\u0940 \u092f\u0942\u0928\u093f\u0935\u0930\u094d\u0938\u093f\u091f\u0940 \u0915\u0947 \u092e\u094b\u0924\u0940\u0932\u093e\u0932 \u0928\u0947\u0939\u0930\u0942 \u0915\u0949\u0932\u0947\u091c \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092a\u0922\u093c\u093e\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 \u0924\u094b \u092f\u0947 \u092c\u093f\u0939\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u093e \u092a\u0924\u093e \u091a\u093e\u0939 \u0915\u0930 \u092d\u0940 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0926\u093f\u0916\u093e\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3PaAqIbwiS\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/3PaAqIbwiS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Saurabh Bharadwaj (@Saurabh_MLAgk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Saurabh_MLAgk\/status\/1986403917152870511?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">November 6, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"twtiframe\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">BJP \u0928\u0947\u0924\u093e \u0930\u093e\u0915\u0947\u0936 \u0938\u093f\u0928\u094d\u0939\u093e\u2022 \u092b\u0930\u0935\u0930\u0940 2025 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0926\u093f\u0932\u094d\u0932\u0940 \u0935\u093f\u0927\u093e\u0928\u0938\u092d\u093e \u091a\u0941\u0928\u093e\u0935 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0935\u094b\u091f \u0926\u093f\u092f\u093e<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 \u0928\u0935\u0902\u092c\u0930 2025 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092c\u093f\u0939\u093e\u0930 \u0935\u093f\u0927\u093e\u0928\u0938\u092d\u093e \u091a\u0941\u0928\u093e\u0935 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0935\u094b\u091f \u0921\u093e\u0932\u093e<\/p>\n<p>\u092f\u0939 \u0915\u094c\u0928 \u0938\u0940 \u092f\u094b\u091c\u0928\u093e \u0915\u0947 \u0924\u0939\u0924 \u0939\u094b \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u092d\u093e\u0908?! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pPdvepq1Jt\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/pPdvepq1Jt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Supriya Shrinate (@SupriyaShrinate) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SupriyaShrinate\/status\/1986404093792035228?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">November 6, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong>Rakesh Sinha Clarifies After Opposition Backlash<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p id=\"6\" class=\"story_para_6\">Responding to the allegations, Sinha clarified that while his name was on the voter list in Delhi during the February elections, he had changed his address to Manser Pur in Bihar\u2019s Begusarai due to his active involvement in the state politics. He also threatened to file a defamation case over the allegations.<\/p>\n<p id=\"7\" class=\"story_para_7\">\u201cI had no idea that politics could be so shallow. Those who question those who question the faith in the Constitution should think a hundred times. My name was in the Delhi voter list. Due to my active involvement in Bihar\u2019s politics, I got my name changed to the village of Manser Pur (Begusarai). Should I file a defamation case for this accusation?&#8221; he said on X.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twtiframe\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0930\u093e\u091c\u0928\u0940\u0924\u093f \u0907\u0924\u0928\u0940 \u0939\u0932\u094d\u0915\u0940 \u0939\u094b \u0938\u0915\u0924\u0940 \u0939\u0948 \u0907\u0938\u0915\u093e \u0905\u0902\u0926\u093e\u091c\u093e \u092e\u0941\u091d\u0947 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0925\u093e \u0964\u0938\u0902\u0935\u093f\u0927\u093e\u0928 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0906\u0938\u094d\u0925\u093e \u0930\u0916\u0928\u0947 \u0935\u093e\u0932\u094b\u0902 \u092a\u0930 \u0938\u0935\u093e\u0932 \u0915\u0930\u0928\u0947 \u0935\u093e\u0932\u0947 \u092a\u0930 \u0938\u0935\u093e\u0932 \u0915\u0930\u0928\u0947 \u0935\u093e\u0932\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u094b \u0938\u094c \u092c\u093e\u0930 \u0938\u094b\u091a \u0932\u0947\u0928\u093e \u091a\u093e\u0939\u093f\u090f \u0964\u092e\u0947\u0930\u093e \u0928\u093e\u092e \u0926\u093f\u0932\u094d\u0932\u0940 \u0915\u0947 \u092e\u0924\u0926\u093e\u0924\u093e \u0938\u0942\u091a\u0940 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0925\u093e \u0964 \u092c\u093f\u0939\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u0940 \u0930\u093e\u091c\u0928\u0940\u0924\u093f \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0938\u0915\u094d\u0930\u093f\u092f\u0924\u093e \u0915\u0947 \u0915\u093e\u0930\u0923 \u092e\u0948\u0902\u0928\u0947 \u0905\u092a\u0928\u093e \u0928\u093e\u092e \u0917\u093e\u0901\u0935 \u092e\u0928\u0938\u0947\u0930 \u092a\u0941\u0930 (\u092c\u0947\u0917\u0942\u0938\u0930\u093e\u092f) \u0915\u0930\u093e \u0932\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0964\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jxPllpCpvT\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/jxPllpCpvT<\/a>\u2014 Prof Rakesh Sinha (@RakeshSinha01) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RakeshSinha01\/status\/1986409259014496750?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">November 6, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"8\" class=\"story_para_8\">Sinha said his ancestral home was in Begusarai. \u201cI am not a man uprooted from the soil. I came to my village, taking leave and spending money to cast my vote. Who is talking about the values of the Constitution? The Aam Aadmi Party is a blot on democracy.&#8221; He also shared a photo of his updated voter list, where his address was listed in Manser Pur, Begusarai.<\/p>\n<p id=\"9\" class=\"story_para_9\">Saurabh Bharadwaj hit back at Sinha\u2019s clarification, saying how could he change his address when he was still teaching in Motilal Nehru College. \u201cWhere is it mandatory to change votes for political activism? How long will BJP silence people by scaring them with defamation cases? Your government has filed many cases; one more is fine.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"10\" class=\"story_para_10\">The AAP leader said Sinha created a new voter ID on April 28 for Bihar, but was seeking votes for the Delhi University Teachers\u2019 Association on September 4. As per the law, a person\u2019s vote should be from where they work and live and not from their ancestral village, Bharadwaj said.<\/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=\"Aveek Banerjee\" title=\"Aveek Banerjee\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2024\/11\/aveek-banerjee-2024-11-940460633d45861efbabed5737a433a0.jpeg?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\/aveek-banerjee-28106.html\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atamail\">Aveek Banerjee<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Aveek Banerjee is a Senior Sub Editor at News18. Based in Noida with a Master&#8217;s in Global Studies, Aveek has more than three years of experience in digital media and news curation, specialising in international&#8230;<span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd aurpdebtn\">Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Aveek Banerjee is a Senior Sub Editor at News18. Based in Noida with a Master&#8217;s in Global Studies, Aveek has more than three years of experience in digital media and news curation, specialising in international&#8230;<!-- --> <span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd aurpdebtn\">Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-1065903739 atbtlink fp\"><span>First Published:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"rs\">\n<p>November 06, 2025, 18:55 IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-1065903739 brdcrmb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/\">News<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/politics\/\">politics<\/a>  <span class=\"brdout\"> Opposition Says BJP&#8217;s Rakesh Sinha Voted In Bihar Months After Voting In Delhi, He Clarifies<\/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. 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BJP MP Rakesh Sinha after casting his vote in Begusarai on Thursday. (X\/@RakeshSinha01) A fresh political storm erupted as the Aam Aadmi Party&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":23288,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23287","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23287","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23287"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23287\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23288"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23287"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23287"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}