Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, alleged during a press conference that there was “vote chori” (vote theft) in the Haryana Assembly elections, claiming that Chief Minister Nayab Singh had hinted at manipulation ahead of the results.
Gandhi, addressing the media, cited a short clip of Nayab Singh’s press conference held on 6 October 2024 – two days before polling in which the Chief Minister said, “BJP will form the government alone… We have all the arrangements.” Gandhi claimed that Singh’s “smile” and the use of the Hindi word “vyavastha” (arrangement) were suggestive of foul play, alleging that the statement implied a premeditated plan to influence the outcome.
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However, a full version of the video reviewed by fact-checkers revealed that Gandhi’s claim was misleading. The context of the Chief Minister’s remarks was entirely different from what was implied in the Congress leader’s press conference.
In the complete footage, CM Nayab Singh was responding to a reporter’s question about whether the BJP would need an alliance to form the government. He replied, “We will not need any kind of alliance. I have said from the very beginning that the BJP will form the government alone. We have all the arrangements… I am confident that the BJP will alone form the government, but if we need that (alliance), we will give it a thought; we have all the arrangements.”
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— ANI (@ANI) October 6, 2024
The statement, when viewed in full, clearly referred to the BJP’s internal preparedness and strategy for government formation rather than any attempt to tamper with the electoral process.
Gandhi’s use of a trimmed clip to suggest electoral manipulation drew criticism online, with fact-checkers pointing out that his interpretation relied on an edited and misleading excerpt of the Chief Minister’s remarks.
(Source: OpIndia)
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