Pune: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has rejected Rahul Gandhi’s allegations about irregularities in the state assembly elections, saying instead of wiping the dust off his face, the Congress leader was cleaning the mirror.
Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, on Friday claimed that more voters were added in Maharashtra in five months between the Lok Sabha and state polls than in five years before.
Between the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and the 2024 Vidhan Sabha elections, 39 lakh new voters were added in just five months, he claimed.
Speaking at the Jaipur Dialogues Deccan Summit Pune 2025, the chief minister dismissed reports about discontent in the Mahayuti and Deputy Chief Minister and Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde’s stand in the ruling alliance.
“Shinde has a serious personality. The media is spreading false claims about him being upset,” he said.
“The number of voters keeps increasing in the assembly polls held after every Lok Sabha election. Many people didn’t find their name in the voters’ list during the Lok Sabha elections. When we followed up on this issue, the Election Commission of India (ECI) launched a campaign, and a large number of new voters were included. Instead of wiping the dust off his face, Rahul Gandhi is cleaning the mirror,” he said.
Fadnavis further accused the Congress leader of strengthening urban Naxalism.
The chief minister said the Mahayuti could win the 2024 assembly elections because Maharashtra accepted the “ek hai toh safe hai” slogan.
