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The 2024 Maharashtra Assembly Election resulted in a sweeping victory for the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance, which clinched 235 seats in a commanding performance.
BJP MP Nishikant Dubey (PTI Image)
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Nishikant Dubey on Friday hit out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, urging him to revisit the 1975 Allahabad High Court judgment that found then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi guilty of electoral malpractices.
Dubey’s remarks followed Rahul Gandhi’s recent statement alleging that the BJP had undermined democratic processes by “rigging” the 2024 Maharashtra election in its favour.
“Rahul Baba, how is the election fixed or stolen? Read the exploits of your grandmother, Indira Gandhi, which is the judgment of the Allahabad High Court,” Dubey said in a post on X.
राहुल बाबा इलेक्शन फ़िक्स या कैसे चुराया जाता है,अपने दादी इंदिरा गांधी जी का कारनामा पढ़िए जो इलाहाबाद हाईकोर्ट का जजमेंट है1. 1971 के चुनाव में सेना तथा उसके हेलीकॉप्टर का इस्तेमाल हुआ2. प्रधानमंत्री इंदिरा गांधी जी के चुनाव में शराब,कपड़ा खुले आम बाँटे गए3. हिंदू धर्म के… https://t.co/v4lzzx0lW5 pic.twitter.com/lAhzjz7At2— Dr Nishikant Dubey (@nishikant_dubey) June 7, 2025
The Allahabad High Court, in its June 12, 1975 ruling, had found Indira Gandhi guilty of electoral misconduct and invalidated her election to the Lok Sabha from Rae Bareli.
The verdict led to her disqualification and became a key trigger for the imposition of Emergency later that month.
Dubey also criticised the Congress party’s track record on democracy, adding, “The army and its helicopters were used in the 1971 elections. Liquor and clothes were openly distributed during the election of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Ask for votes in the name of Hinduism. Voters were brought in vehicles. Money is distributed indiscriminately. Government employees engaged in an election campaign. You create the election drama, your family ruins the country, and you will not get the liberty to loot the elections anymore.”
On Saturday, Rahul Gandhi alleged that the Maharashtra assembly election held in November 2024 was “rigged”, and claimed that the same will be repeated in Bihar assembly polls due later this year.
In a post on X, Gandhi shared his article published in a newspaper, explaining the “rigging” in the Maharashtra assembly polls.
“Maharashtra assembly elections in 2024 were a blueprint for rigging democracy. My article shows how this happened, step by step,” Gandhi said on X.
How to steal an election?Maharashtra assembly elections in 2024 were a blueprint for rigging democracy.
My article shows how this happened, step by step:
Step 1: Rig the panel for appointing the Election CommissionStep 2: Add fake voters to the rollStep 3: Inflate voter… pic.twitter.com/ntCwtPVXTu
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) June 7, 2025
The 2024 Maharashtra Assembly Election resulted in a sweeping victory for the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance, which clinched 235 seats in a commanding performance.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) solidified its dominance by emerging as the single-largest party, securing 132 seats.
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