New Delhi, Aug. 13 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party launched a counterattack on the Congress party on Wednesday by claiming that the former Congress chief Sonia Gandhi had been illegally, though briefly, added to the voter list 45 years ago, before she was an Indian citizen.

Former Union Minister Anurag Thakur claimed Gandhi-born Sonia Maino in Italy in 1946 - was added to the list from 1980 to 1982, a year before she became an Indian citizen, NDTV reported.

The allegation comes amid 'vote chori' charges by Rahul Gandhi, accusing the Election Commission of India of colluding with the BJP

Thakur's allegations were first shared by BJP IT Cell chief Amit Malviya, who had posted on X hours earlier.

Sharing a 'photocopy of what appeared to be...