Hyderabad, Sept. 27 -- Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) President and MLC Mahesh Kumar Goud on Saturday alleged that the BJP had come to power at the Centre through "vote theft" and announced a mass signature campaign across villages in Telangana as per AICC directions.

Speaking to the media at Gandhi Bhavan, Goud said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had exposed large-scale vote theft, which, he claimed, enabled Prime Minister Narendra Modi to secure a third consecutive term.

"Democratic values and the Constitution have been trampled on. Eighty percent of the people in the country believe that vote theft has taken place," he said.

The TPCC chief said that at least 100 signatures would be collected in every village in Telangana. ...