Congress Blames Election Commission for Bihar Rout, Alleges CEC Deleted 65 Lakh Votes

This special report covers the Congress party's allegations against the Election Commission of India following a significant defeat in Bihar. Congress leader and Member of Parliament Bhupesh Baghel has accused Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar of facilitating a victory for the BJP. The report highlights Baghel's claim that '65 lakh votes were deleted by the CEC and that's why this kind of a mandate has come through'. The programme notes that the Congress contested 61 seats and was leading in only one, suggesting the scale of the loss which prompted the party to blame the electoral body for the outcome.