'Issue Is Not New': Raj Thackeray Supports Rahul Gandhi's 'Vote Chori' Claims

Last Updated:August 24, 2025, 08:46 IST

Raj Thackeray alleged vote theft since 2016, and urged MNS to check voter lists. He further criticised the Election Commission for ignoring key allegations.

MNS chief Raj Thackeray (File)

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) president Raj Thackeray backed Rahul Gandhi’s ‘vote chori’ claim and highlighted that he has been talking about the issue since 2016. He urged the Election Commission to investigate the allegations.

Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, alleged that the Election Commission was colluding with the BJP to manipulate elections in the country.

Addressing Maharashtra Navnirman Sena office-bearers ahead of municipal elections, Thackeray advised party workers to meticulously check voter lists.

He highlighted the claims of voter list manipulation by Rahul Gandhi and Anurag Thakur, noting that both opposition and government members have raised doubts . “When members from Opposition as well as the government are raising doubts, the ECI should have investigated them, but it prefers to suppress the matter. The ECI will not do it, as it fears that the vote theft of the last 10 years will be exposed," Thackeray said.

“They have managed to form the government by stealing votes all these years," he added without naming any political party.

“Our candidates got defeated not because they did not get votes, but because the votes cast for them never reached them….Therefore, if we want success, we will have to expose their vote theft. Every party worker needs to scrutinise voter lists carefully," he further said.

The MNS could not win a single seat in the 2024 Maharashtra assembly elections.

While the INDIA bloc is accusing the government of vote theft ahead of the Bihar assembly polls, he has been raising the issue for the past nine years, Raj Thackeray said.

“Vote theft has been taking place for the last ten years. I have been speaking about it since 2016. I also met Sharad Pawar, Sonia Gandhi, Mamata Banerjee and other opposition members. In 2017, I had suggested boycotting the polls," he said.

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