Mumbai, Oct. 20 -- Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) President Harshvardhan Sapkal today alleged that the governments of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came to power in the centre and state through "vote theft."Sapkal charged that Narendra Modi became Prime Minister and Devendra Fadnavis became Chief Minister through the manipulation of votes, asserting that this is precisely why the BJP and Fadnavis are backing the Election Commission (EC).

Speaking on voter list irregularities, Sapkal claimed there were massive discrepancies, stating that names favourable to the BJP have been included, while those supporting the opposition have been excluded. He cited specific issues: "In some houses, there are 80 to 100 voters listed; seve...