Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], August 2 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma on Saturday slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his allegation of election rigging.

Sharma asked the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha to prove his allegation.

'He (Rahul Gandhi) has been talking about 100 per cent proof for quite some time. They should also show this evidence. Has he ever gone to any booth on any day? If he had seen this process, he would know how many people sit together to make this decision,' Sharma told ANI.

Congress leader and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday asserted that the election system in India was 'already dead,' and alleged that the 2024 Lok Sabha elections were 'rigged' and that he has proof to substantiate the claim.

Addressing the annual legal conclave titled 'Constitutional Challenges - Perspectives & Pathways', Gandhi said that he suspected over 80 Lok Sabha seats were rigged in the 2024 general elections.

'The truth is that the election system in India is already dead. The Prime Minister of India holds office with a very slim majority. If 15 seats were rigged, we suspect that the number is over 70 to 80, he would not have been the Prime Minister of India. We are going to prove to you in the coming few days how a Lok Sabha election can be rigged and was rigged,' Gandhi said while addressing the gathering in the national capital,' he said.

The LoP rekindled his suspicions regarding the election system, saying that he had his doubts about 'something being wrong' since 2014.

Rahul Gandhi questioned the BJP's sweeping victories in the assembly elections of Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Madhya Pradesh.

Gandhi noted that they began investigating electoral malpractices following their defeat in Maharashtra, where one crore new voters appeared within months ahead of the assembly elections, ultimately voting for the BJP.

'In the Lok Sabha, we won the election. And then four months later, we didn't just lose, we were obliterated. Three formidable parties suddenly just evaporated. We started to look seriously for electoral malpractice. We found that in Maharashtra, one crore new voters appeared between the Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha elections. The bulk of those votes go to the BJP. Now, I say with absolutely no doubt that we have proof,' Congress leader said. (ANI)