<p>Bhubaneswar: The opposition Congress in Odisha on Saturday alleged that irregularities had taken place in the state during the simultaneous elections to the assembly and Lok Sabha last year.</p>.<p>Addressing a press conference, state Congress president Bhakta Charan Das claimed that about 42 lakh votes were cast in the state between 5 pm and 9 pm on the day of the polling.</p>.<p>"How come such a huge number of voters came to the polling stations in the evening?" he questioned.</p>.<p>Das also raised questions on the BJD not winning a single Lok Sabha seat in the state.</p>.Congress says its entire top leadership was jailed during Quit India movement but RSS opposed it.<p>"The BJD won 51 assembly seats, but was unable to win a single Lok Sabha constituency. The BJD won four or five assembly seats in some Lok Sabha constituencies, but its candidates could not become MPs. How did it happen?" he asked.</p>.<p>The Congress won only one Lok Sabha seat, Koraput, as it has won six out of the seven segments that are part of it, he said.</p>.<p>Thanking the leader of the opposition, Rahul Gandhi, for bringing the alleged irregularities in the poll process to fore, Das said, "The Congress will hold a press conference in every district on Monday to tell the people how the Election Commission betrayed them through vote theft and brought the BJP to power." </p><p>Rejecting the allegations, senior BJP leader Jaynarayan Mishra said, "The Congress is misleading the people. If they have proof and documents, they should move to the Election Commission or court." </p>
<p>Bhubaneswar: The opposition Congress in Odisha on Saturday alleged that irregularities had taken place in the state during the simultaneous elections to the assembly and Lok Sabha last year.</p>.<p>Addressing a press conference, state Congress president Bhakta Charan Das claimed that about 42 lakh votes were cast in the state between 5 pm and 9 pm on the day of the polling.</p>.<p>"How come such a huge number of voters came to the polling stations in the evening?" he questioned.</p>.<p>Das also raised questions on the BJD not winning a single Lok Sabha seat in the state.</p>.Congress says its entire top leadership was jailed during Quit India movement but RSS opposed it.<p>"The BJD won 51 assembly seats, but was unable to win a single Lok Sabha constituency. The BJD won four or five assembly seats in some Lok Sabha constituencies, but its candidates could not become MPs. How did it happen?" he asked.</p>.<p>The Congress won only one Lok Sabha seat, Koraput, as it has won six out of the seven segments that are part of it, he said.</p>.<p>Thanking the leader of the opposition, Rahul Gandhi, for bringing the alleged irregularities in the poll process to fore, Das said, "The Congress will hold a press conference in every district on Monday to tell the people how the Election Commission betrayed them through vote theft and brought the BJP to power." </p><p>Rejecting the allegations, senior BJP leader Jaynarayan Mishra said, "The Congress is misleading the people. If they have proof and documents, they should move to the Election Commission or court." </p>