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Not a azygous BJP signifier was rejected successful the civic elections, portion astir 80% of Congress forms were rejected successful the Dadra and Nagar Haveli section assemblage polls, Congress' in-charge said, adding that a akin script took spot successful Daman and Diu.
The Congress connected Sunday (October 26, 2025) accused the BJP of hijacking the section assemblage polls successful Dadra and Nagar Haveli by conspiring with officials to get astir 80% of its candidates' information papers rejected.
The absorption enactment said it volition rise the substance with the canvass authorities liable for section assemblage polls successful the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, and besides attack the Bombay High Court connected the issue.
Congress' in-charge for Goa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Manikrao Thakare, alleged that electoral "rigging" is taking spot successful the UT.
Electoral fraud is taking spot successful Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli.
A large scam has been uncovered successful the section assemblage elections here. In this region, the full predetermination has been stolen, going beyond conscionable ballot theft.
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There was nary contiguous absorption from the UT predetermination committee oregon the BJP connected the Congress' claims.
"A large scam has been exposed successful the section assemblage elections. Going beyond ballot theft, the full predetermination has been stolen successful this region. The BJP planned truthful good that nary 1 contested against it, frankincense hijacking the full election," Mr. Thakare said astatine a property league successful New Delhi.
He was accompanied by AICC caput co-incharge Anjali Nimbalkar and Dadra and Nagar Haveli Congress president Prabhu Tokiya.
The information dates for the elections were announced from October 10 to 17 and therefore, the information forms should person been posted connected the website truthful that they would beryllium disposable to everyone, Mr. Thakare said.
However, connected October 10, determination was nary notation of immoderate specified signifier connected the commission's website, helium claimed.
"On October 13, a database of documents was provided. When radical went to cod these documents, they were told that the unit had gone for predetermination training. Not lone this, adjacent those who someway managed to capable retired the forms, their forms were rejected during scrutiny. A conspiracy was hatched to forestall radical from filling retired the forms," helium alleged.
Not a azygous BJP signifier was rejected successful the civic elections, portion astir 80% of Congress forms were rejected successful the Dadra and Nagar Haveli section assemblage polls, Mr. Thakare said, adding that a akin script took spot successful Daman and Diu.
"The BJP has stolen the full predetermination with the assistance of officials. The nationalist is suffering from this oppression," Mr. Thakare alleged.
