New Delhi, Nov. 5 -- In a dramatic political escalation, Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday dropped what he called the much-awaited "H-bomb," alleging massive vote fraud in the Haryana Assembly elections held last year. Gandhi claimed that 25 lakh votes were stolen out of a total of 2 crore, asserting that "one in every eight voters in Haryana is fake."

Citing irregularities, Gandhi said several Congress candidates sensed foul play soon after polling. "All exit polls showed a Congress sweep, yet the BJP declared victory," he said, accusing Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini of hinting at pre-arranged results. Gandhi alleged a "centralised operation" to manipulate votes, sharing videos and examples of voter list duplications...