Updated On: 10 August, 2025 04:45 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde hit back at Rahul Gandhi’s voter fraud allegations, urging him to approach the court or Election Commission if he has proof. Shinde called the claims “baseless” and an insult to Maharashtra’s voters. The Election Commission has also challenged Gandhi to submit evidence or apologise for his remarks.

Deputy CM Eknath Shinde
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday slammed Rahul Gandhi over the Congress leader's remarks on alleged voter list manipulation by the Election Commission and the BJP, reported PTI. While targeting the Congress and Gandhi over the "vote theft" allegations, the deputy CM said, “They should approach the court or the Election Commission if they have proof.”
The Shiv Sena leader also asserted, “By making such baseless claims, they [Congress and Rahul Gandhi have insulted the people of Maharashtra.”
On Thursday, Gandhi had claimed a "huge criminal fraud" in polls through "collusion" between the BJP and the Election Commission, citing an analysis of voter rolls in a constituency in Karnataka last year.