Bidar, Nov. 17 -- Karnataka minister Santosh Lad on Monday called into question the Bihar assembly elections results, claiming that the Nitish-Modi duo came to power "with the support of the Election Commission. He repeated the claim of "vote chori," alleging that the deletion of nearly 65 lakh votes helped the NDA win.

He further alleged that PM Modi giving Rs 10,000 to the women of Bihar also contributed to the Mahagathbandhan losing the polls.

"The reason for the defeat in the Bihar elections is that SIR deleted 65 lakh votes...PM Modi gave 10,000 rupees to women in exchange for a vote. What is the motive behind giving 10,000 rupees?" ...With the support of the Election Commission, the BJP and Nitish Kumar have won the elections in B...