He displayed a photograph of a woman, whom he claimed is a Brazilian model, alleging that her image was used in voter rolls of several constituencies.

Gandhi accused the Election Commission of helping the Bharatiya Janata Party by not removing the duplicate voters and covering up evidence by “destroying CCTV footage”.

He also alleged that several BJP members were registered as voters in more than one state.

The system of “vote theft” had been “industrialised” and a similar manipulation would take place in the Bihar Assembly elections that begin on Thursday, he added.

Sanjay Singh’s defection turned the contest into a direct fight between the National Democratic Alliance and the Opposition Mahagathbandhan. Singh said he will support the BJP candidate.

In October, party chief Prashant K

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