India, Aug. 8 -- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's explosive allegations against the Election Commission of India (EC), what he said are like an "atom bomb", have sparked reactions across parties, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) indubitably slamming the Lok Sabha MP and his party as well as others seeking answers over the claims.

Rahul Gandhi accused the EC of facilitating what he termed "vote chori" (vote theft), particularly citing anomalies in Maharashtra and Karnataka. He spoke of irregularities like "one crore mystery voters," destruction of CCTV footage, and refusal by the EC to share voter-related data.

He alleged that the Mahadevapura assembly constituency in Karnataka had over 1,00,000 fake voters listed during the 2024 gene...