‘Votes are being stolen’: Ahead of poll season, Thackeray cousins urge cadres to scan electoral rolls

Uddhav, Raj Thackeray raise issue of 'vote theft'

Mumbai: Amid speculation of an alliance between the Raj Thackeray-led MNS and his cousin Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena (UBT), both the leaders have raised the issue of “vote theft” and asked their party workers to check the electoral rolls to assess bogus voters. Their comments come at a time when similar allegations of manipulation of voter lists have been made by Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and other opposition parties. In the last year’s election…

‘Votes are being stolen’: Ahead of poll season, Thackeray cousins urge cadres to scan electoral rolls

While Uddhav Thackeray says the BJP can’t win if polls are held honestly, Raj Thackeray alleges both victory celebrations and acceptance of defeat have been muted of late because ‘everyone knows there has been a mismatch in numbers’.