Kerala Congress alleges 'rigging' in Bihar election, claims 128 NDA seats won via voter deletion
New Delhi: Indian National Congress, Kerala has alleged significant electoral malpractice in the Bihar assembly elections, claiming that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) victory in 128 constituencies was the direct result of "SIR-based voter deletions."
In a statement posted on social media platform X, the party accused the NDA of winning 128 out of its 202 seats by "arbitrarily" removing "genuine, living voters" from the electoral rolls.
The post was accompanied by images of data tables, listing constituencies where the number of "Deleted Voters" reportedly exceeded the winning candidate's "Margin" of victory.
According to the party, the "SIR" process was "supposed to identify and remove illegal immigrants from Bangladesh, Myanmar and Nepal." The INC, Kerala statement contends that despite this, "not even one illegal immigrant was found."
Instead, the party described the action as a "wholesale purge... to remove poor and vulnerable voters who were suffering under the NDA."
The statement concluded by calling the election "fully stage-managed" and warned of a larger game plan. "If we do not realise the game plan now, BJP will quietly remove each one of us from the list, add dummy Brazilians in our place, cast votes on their behalf and keep winning elections forever," the post read.
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RCB beat MI by 18 runs after batters fire
Mumbai (PTI): Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Rajat Patidar, Phil Salt and Virat Kohli blasted half-centuries as the defending champions beat Mumbai Indians by 18 runs in an Indian Premier League match here on Sunday.
Salt (78 off 36 balls) and Kohli (50 off 38 balls) stitched together a 120-run stand for the opening wicket before Patidar scored a rapid 53 off just 20 balls as RCB posted 240 for 4.
In response, Mumbai Indians were restricted to 222 for 5, with RCB spinner Suyash Sharma (2/47) putting the skids on the home side with a double strike in the eighth over, from which they could not recover.
Sherfane Rutherford top-scored for MI with an unbeaten 71 off 31 balls.
While opener Rohit Sharma appeared to be struggling with a hamstring issue and had to retire hurt on 19, his partner Ryan Rickelton made 37, while Suryakumar Yadav (33) and Hardik Pandya (40) were the other contributors for MI.
Brief scores:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru 240 for 4 in 20 overs (Phil Salt 78, Virat Kohli 50, Rajat Patidar 53, Tim David 35 not out).
Mumbai Indians: 222 for 5 in 20 overs (Sherfane Rutherford 71 not out, Ryan Rickelton 37, Hardik Pandya 40; Suyash Sharma 2/47).
