# India news: Rahul Gandhi and 'Cockroach party' allege elections are 'rigged'

https://mins.news/en/item/73652

- DW, 2026-09-25 08:53 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/india-news-elections-rigged-allege-rahul-gandhi-and-cockroach-party/live-79422469?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke urged India's opposition parties to stop contesting what he called “rigged” elections and threatened nationwide protests on October 2. Rahul Gandhi likewise accused the elections of being rigged and demanded Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation. Critics say the Election Commission's voter-roll revision has removed millions of eligible voters and benefited the BJP, while the party defended the process as lawful.

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