More voters in Maha than adult populace, claims Rahul

Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Friday claimed discrepancies in the voter list of Maharashtra, where the Congress-led alliance was routed in the recent assembly polls.

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Gandhi alleged that the number of voters was more than the state's adult population. Addressing a press conference with Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut and NCP-SP MP Supriya Sule by his side, Gandhi claimed that in the five months between the Lok Sabha and Assembly polls, 39 lakh new voters were added in Maharashtra.

Highlighting the alleged discrepancy, the Congress leader flagged a sharp rise in voter numbers in a short span. He stressed that the Opposition had uncovered "many irregularities".

After studying the voter lists in detail, the Congress MP, citing government data, said 9.54 crore people were eligible to vote in Maharashtra, but 9.7 crore exercised their franchise in the Assembly polls.