India, Aug. 10 -- A detailed inquiry is needed into the allegations of "vote theft" raised by Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi to clear doubts about the integrity of the electoral process, Nationalist Congress Party (SP) chief Sharad Pawar said on Saturday. The former chief minister of Maharashtra also alleged that two people had approached him ahead of the 2024 assembly elections, claiming they could "guarantee" 160 out of 288 seats.

Gandhi on August 7 alleged that there were 100,250 "stolen" votes in the Mahadevapura assembly segment of Bangalore (Central) parliamentary constituency that helped the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) win the seat in 2024, accusing the Election Commission of India (ECI) of "colluding" wit...