The press conference conducted by Rahul Gandhi on November 5 was timed to create ripples across the country and hold the Election Commission of India and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party responsible for electoral malpractices.

It was strategically scheduled just a day before the Bihar Assembly elections. The thinking behind the scenes was to use it as the final nail in the coffin—to wake up the people of Bihar so that they could vote against the NDA on November 6. But the question lingers: can the second vote chori presentation influence voters and impact the elections?

According to political analysts, the first presentation on 'vote chori' was a one-off that made people see the electoral processes as compromised and provided ammunition not only to the Congress but also to Opposition le

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