Mysuru, Aug. 7 -- Congress Spokesperson and defeated candidate from the Mysuru-Kodagu Lok Sabha Constituency, M. Lakshmana, has levelled serious allegations of electoral malpractice in four Assembly segments of the Constituency.

Addressing reporters near the Band House, Lakshmana claimed that large-scale vote rigging had occurred during the last elections. He announced plans to escalate the matter to Rahul Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, who is set to lead a protest in Bengaluru on Aug. 8 against electoral fraud across the country.

The Mysuru-Kodagu Constituency, which comprises eight Assembly segments and over 23 lakh registered voters spread across 2,202 polling booths, allegedly witnessed vote tampering in specific...