Bengaluru, Aug. 11 -- The "vote chori" (vote theft) storm that has roiled Karnataka politics since the Lok Sabha elections took another dramatic turn on Monday, as Cooperation Minister K.N. Rajanna not only rebuffed Opposition demands for his resignation in the legislative Assembly but also publicly questioned Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's allegations of Election Commission collusion in voter list tampering. Amid his resignation rumours for his contradictory stand against Rahul Gandhi's "vote-chori" allegations, Rajanna stood his ground against persistent heckling, declaring that his resignation was a matter only for those "constitutionally empowered" to seek or accept. "Not just anyone can demand it. Now you keep saying 'resignation, resi...