Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Friday claimed discrepancies in the voter list of Maharashtra, where the Congress-led alliance was routed in the polls, saying the number of voters was more than the state's adult population. 

Addressing a press conference with Sena (UBT) Sanjay Raut and NCP-SP MP Supriya Sule by his side, Gandhi claimed that in the five months between the Lok Sabha and Assembly polls, 39 lakh new voters were added in Maharashtra.

Highlighting the alleged discrepancy, the Raebareli MP flagged a sharp rise in voter numbers in a short span. He stressed that the opposition had uncovered "many irregularities" after studying the voter lists in detail. The Congress MP, citing government data, said 9.54 crore people were eligible to vote in Maharashtra but 9.7 crore exercised their franchise in the Assembly polls.

"In 5 years between the Vidhan Sabha elections in 2019 and Lok Sabha 2024, 32 lakh voters were added. However, in a period of 5 months between Lok Sabha polls 2024 and Vidhan Sabha elections, 39 lakh voters were added. The question is, who are these 39 lakh voters? That is equivalent to the total number of voters of Himachal Pradesh. The second point is, why are there more voters in Maharashtra than the entire voting population of the state?" Gandhi said.