Shimla, Nov. 18 -- The Youth Congress on Tuesday escalated its nationwide campaign against alleged "vote theft," accusing the BJP and the Election Commission of India (ECI) of manipulating electoral processes in Haryana and Bihar.

The organisation announced a major protest march in Shimla on November 20, targeting what it termed as "systematic theft of people's mandate".

Addressing a press conference in Shimla, Shesh Narayan Ojha, National General Secretary of the Indian Youth Congress and Himachal Pradesh Youth Congress in-charge, alleged that the BJP had "usurped power by stealing votes" and said irregularities in the voter rolls posed a "serious threat to democracy".

Speaking to ANI after the press conference, Ojha said, "The questi...