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'No anti-incumbency for BJP, Modi': Rahul Gandhi intensifies attack on CEC Gyanesh Kumar amid row

BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi said Rahul Gandhi’s accusations lacked credible evidence and defended voter-list checks, CCTV monitoring and other election safeguards.

  • On Thursday, The Bharatiya Janata Party criticized Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, calling him a "master of deception" with "zero political knowledge" while responding to his allegations about vote theft.
  • BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi countered Gandhi's anti-incumbency claims, noting the Congress has not returned to power in Bihar since 1990 or Odisha, where the BJD ruled for 25 years.
  • Trivedi alleged the Congress struggled as elections became more transparent, citing Central paramilitary forces and CCTV monitoring that contrast with past eras of booth capturing and violence.
  • Arguing the Congress cannot win seats alone, Trivedi alleged Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra secured Kerala's Wayanad seat with the Muslim League's support and Uttar Pradesh seats with the Samajwadi Party.
  • Defending the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision process under the Representation of the People Act, Trivedi argued voter lists require verification in areas impacted by "demographic change," citing Assam's Dhubri.
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BJP's national spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi launched a scathing attack on the Congress and Rahul Gandhi. In a press conference, he questioned Rahul Gandhi's political understanding and said that he does not even have basic knowledge of Indian politics. Sudhanshu Trivedi said that Rahul Gandhi's claim that anti-incumbency started only after the arrival of BJP is completely false and ridiculous. He cited an example that the Congress has never re…

Rahul Gandhi said that there is anti-incumbency against everyone, but there is no public anger against Modi. The only reason for this is that Gyanesh Kumar is helping the BJP in "vote theft." BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi responded that during the time when Congress used to win elections, voter IDs were not available and booths were looted.

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TV9 Hindi broke the news on Thursday, September 24, 2026.
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