India, Aug. 8 -- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has released a video on his X handle to further push his allegations that the Election Commission (EC) and the BJP "colluded to steal votes".

He accused the EC of "treason", and cited Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh as instances to support his charge, adding to Maharashtra, Haryana and Karnataka that he spoke about.

He also spoke pointedly of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls in Bihar, due for polls in October-November. "That's institutional theft. The EC wants to help the BJP, clearly, by recasting the electoral rolls," he said.

"Vote chori (theft) is not just an electoral scam; it is a major betrayal committed against the Constitution and democracy. ...