'Vote chori' row | Modi abused power, must resign: Siddaramaiah trains guns at PM over Rahul's charges

'Despite massive public anger, Narendra Modi returned to power only through electoral fraud. The documents released by Rahul Gandhi today stand as clear proof', Karnataka CM said.

Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to resign and dissolve his government after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi flagged discrepancies in the electoral rolls of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

"Narendra Modi became Prime Minister by misusing the Election Commission, stealing votes, and abusing power. He has no moral right to stay in office. He must resign and dissolve the government immediately," Siddaramaiah said, adding that Rahul had exposed "with hard evidence" the "widespread vote theft" during the polls.

"Despite massive public anger, Narendra Modi returned to power only through electoral fraud. The documents released by Rahul Gandhi today stand as clear proof," Siddaramaiah said.

He said Congress will raise its voice nationwide and "expose the BJP’s crimes to every citizen".

Backing Rahul's claim, Siddaramaiah said BJP "misused" the Election Commission and "illegally secured" over a lakh votes in Mahadevapura, a constituency he underlined had just 3.25 lakh voters, in order to win the Bangalore Central Lok Sabha seat.