Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has written to leaders of INDIA alliance partners over the "inordinate delay" in releasing final turnout and the discrepancies found in the data.

In a post on social media platform X, party general secretary KC Venugopal wrote, "INC President Mallikarjun Kharge has written to leaders of INDIA alliance partners regarding the concerning attitude of the Election Commission of India. The inordinate delay in releasing final voter turnout figures and the discrepancies found in that data raises severe doubts about the free and fair nature of these Lok Sabha elections 2024."