NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was greeted with an unexpected chant at the party’s high-profile Legal Conclave in New Delhi on Saturday: “ Desh ka raja kaisa ho, Rahul Gandhi jaisa ho.” But the Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha was quick to shut it down.
As Rahul took the stage to speak at the event titled “Constitutional Challenges: Perspectives and Pathways”, party workers broke into chants of “ Desh ka raja kaisa ho, Rahul Gandhi jaisa ho” (“What kind of king should the country have? One like Rahul Gandhi!”).
In response, Rahul said, “ Nahi... Nahi... Main raja nahi hoon. Raja banna bhi nahi chahta hoon. Main raja ke concept ke against hoon.” (“No, no… I am not a king. I do not want to become a king. I am against the concept of kingship.”)
The Congress leader used the platform to launch a scathing attack on the Election Commission of India (ECI), alleging that the 2024 Lok Sabha elections were “rigged” and that India’s electoral system is “already dead”.
"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—and we suspect that the number is over 70 to 80—he would not have been the Prime Minister of India," Rahul claimed.
He also alleged that the Congress had undertaken a six-month investigation which revealed large-scale electoral fraud. Citing one Assembly seat in Karnataka, the congress leader claimed that out of 6.5 lakh voters, 1.5 lakh were “fake”. “You will see the shockwave that is going to go through the electoral system when we release this data. It is literally like an atom bomb,” he said.
Rahul further alleged that the ECI has been "obliterated and taken over". “We have such proof that will show the whole country that the institution of the Election Commission does not exist. It has disappeared,” he said.
Reiterating that he had suspected electoral wrongdoing since 2014, the LoP recalled the BJP’s sweeping wins in Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan, where Congress failed to win even a single seat. He cited the case of Maharashtra, where he said one crore new voters appeared in the run-up to the Assembly elections—most of whom backed the BJP.
He concluded by asserting, “I say with absolutely no doubt that we have proof. And whoever I have shown it to has fallen off the chair. They literally said how can it be possible. But it is possible. It’s happening. Literally.”
The conclave was hosted by the AICC’s Department of Law, Human Rights and RTI.
As Rahul took the stage to speak at the event titled “Constitutional Challenges: Perspectives and Pathways”, party workers broke into chants of “ Desh ka raja kaisa ho, Rahul Gandhi jaisa ho” (“What kind of king should the country have? One like Rahul Gandhi!”).
In response, Rahul said, “ Nahi... Nahi... Main raja nahi hoon. Raja banna bhi nahi chahta hoon. Main raja ke concept ke against hoon.” (“No, no… I am not a king. I do not want to become a king. I am against the concept of kingship.”)
VIDEO | Delhi: Responding to 'Desh Ka Raja Kaisa Ho, Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) Jaisa Ho' slogans raised during party's annual Legal Conclave, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi said, "Nahi.. Nahi...Main Raja Nahi Hoon. Raja Banna Bhi Nahi Chahta Hoon. Main Raja Ke Concept Ke Against… pic.twitter.com/y2h3jsJPYG
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) August 2, 2025
The Congress leader used the platform to launch a scathing attack on the Election Commission of India (ECI), alleging that the 2024 Lok Sabha elections were “rigged” and that India’s electoral system is “already dead”.
"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—and we suspect that the number is over 70 to 80—he would not have been the Prime Minister of India," Rahul claimed.
He also alleged that the Congress had undertaken a six-month investigation which revealed large-scale electoral fraud. Citing one Assembly seat in Karnataka, the congress leader claimed that out of 6.5 lakh voters, 1.5 lakh were “fake”. “You will see the shockwave that is going to go through the electoral system when we release this data. It is literally like an atom bomb,” he said.
Rahul further alleged that the ECI has been "obliterated and taken over". “We have such proof that will show the whole country that the institution of the Election Commission does not exist. It has disappeared,” he said.
Reiterating that he had suspected electoral wrongdoing since 2014, the LoP recalled the BJP’s sweeping wins in Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan, where Congress failed to win even a single seat. He cited the case of Maharashtra, where he said one crore new voters appeared in the run-up to the Assembly elections—most of whom backed the BJP.
He concluded by asserting, “I say with absolutely no doubt that we have proof. And whoever I have shown it to has fallen off the chair. They literally said how can it be possible. But it is possible. It’s happening. Literally.”
The conclave was hosted by the AICC’s Department of Law, Human Rights and RTI.
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