# BJP calls Rahul Gandhi’s claim on President Murmu ‘vote chori’ response a lie 2026-10-09T18:41:39+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets The BJP on Friday, 9 October, accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of lying about President Droupadi Murmu's response to the INDIA bloc's 'vote chori' allegations. Gandhi claimed after meeting the President that she had accepted the opposition's concerns by not denying them. BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi termed Gandhi's remarks 'unfortunate and bizarre' and said only someone outside the INDIA bloc delegation could reveal what actually transpired. The INDIA bloc delegation submitted a memorandum to President Murmu on Friday, 9 October, seeking her intervention on alleged electoral irregularities, including the suspension of voter list revisions and the restoration of 13.3 crore voters they claim were illegally removed. Gandhi said the President asked the delegation to provide proof of 'vote chori', which the opposition is prepared to submit. INDIA bloc leaders plan to meet Chief Justice Surya Kant on Monday, 5 October, and submit a memorandum to the Supreme Court. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Times of India leads with government sources calling Gandhi's claim incorrect and quotes the BJP's denial at length, framing the controversy as a product of opposition politics. Mathrubhumi provides more context on the INDIA bloc's demands and includes the opposition's planned meeting with the Chief Justice, giving equal weight to both sides. Where the BJP is the sole voice challenging Gandhi's account, neither source reports any independent corroboration of what the President actually said. The next concrete step is the INDIA bloc's meeting with the Chief Justice on Monday, 5 October. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 1 government-critical, 1 neutral - timesofindia.indiatimes.com (government critical) Leads with govt source rejecting Gandhi's claim, no opposition quote - mathrubhumi.com (neutral report) Presents both BJP denial and INDIA bloc demands evenly This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: BJP, Droupadi Murmu, Election Commission, INDIA bloc, Rahul Gandhi, Sudhanshu Trivedi Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/bjp-calls-rahul-gandhis-claim-on-president-murmu-vote-chori-response-a-lie/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/bjp-calls-rahul-gandhis-claim-on-president-murmu-vote-chori-response-a-lie/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/