New Delhi, Sept. 19 -- Several years before Congress leader Rahul Gandhi accused Election Commission of India of colluding with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 'stealing' votes, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu had made similar allegations in his state.

Chandrababu Naidu, who heads the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) is now the BJP ally in National Democratic Alliance (NDA).

In March 2019, Naidu, then CM of Andhra Pradesh too, alleged that names of as many as eight lakh TDP voters were deleted from the electoral rolls. Incidentally, Naidu's TDP was in power in the state and the ruling party had engaged in virtual war of words with the main opposition YSR Congress over the contentious issue.

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