The Congress on Wednesday dubbed CEC Gyanesh Kumar “Gyaneshgate” and alleged that all his actions had the full support of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah. Congress MP Rahul Gandhi alleged that the BJP, the RSS, and the Election Commission which organised “vote chori” have committed an act of treason. Party chief Mallikarjun Kharge also lashed out.

“On 24 April 2026, 73 opposition Rajya Sabha MPs had submitted a new Notice of Motion to the Secretary General to remove CEC Kumar,” he said.  Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav said governments formed during a period when the Election Commission was “not functioning impartially” were “unconstitutional”, and that the “interference” with the poll panel amounted to “trampling” democracy.