On 2026-10-09 a group of ten opposition MPs walked into the President’s office at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Their purpose was to present a memorandum concerning alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision process.
The delegation drew leaders from several parties: Congress, Trinamool Congress, Samajwadi Party, the Nationalist Congress Party and the National Conference. Rahul Gandhi headed the group, giving the meeting a high‑profile opposition face.
#WATCH | Delhi: After meeting the President, Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi says, "I sat in quite an unbelievable meeting. First, we took a memorandum to the President of India. In that memorandum, we clearly stated that the Prime Minister, HM Amit Shah, and CEC Gyanesh Kumar had conspired to destroy Indian democracy. The President in no way denied what we said, questioned what we said, or argued what we said. She accepted our statement and then told us that we needed to provide her with proof of 'election chori'. I said that the evidence of 'election chori' is known to the entire country. State after state has been stolen. The 2024 election was stolen, and yet the President wants us to submit proof to her. This same group of people will be very happy to present the evidence of 'election chori' that we have collected to the President of India when she is ready to accept it..."
The document they submitted accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar of working together to subvert India’s electoral system. It characterised their actions as a gross subversion of democracy.
Before entering the president’s chamber, Gandhi recalled Jawaharlal Nehru’s iconic address delivered on 1947-08-15 in Parliament’s Central Hall.
Alongside the accusations, the memorandum explicitly called for the resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar.
I concur with Rahul Gandhi. The Chief Election Commissioner must be impeached. Because he refuses to sue Rahul Gandhi. When every single allegation has been factually rebutted, Gyanesh Kumar's refusal to take legal action proves he does not respect a billion Indians. My views: https://t.co/XYbx66rjkb
After the meeting, Rahul Gandhi said he was shocked that President Droupadi Murmu did not deny the allegations of "vote chori" – a Hindi phrase meaning vote theft. He added that the president had asked for proof of those claims.
Before entering the president’s chamber, Gandhi recalled Jawaharlal Nehru’s iconic address delivered on 1947-08-15 in Parliament’s Central Hall. He invoked that moment to frame the current protest as a continuation of defending democratic ideals.
I expected the President of India to deny “vote chori”. I was shocked and stunned that she accepted what we said, said the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, after the meeting with the President. Video: PTI https://t.co/s2eneg5wPj
In his remarks Gandhi declared: "I just sat in quite an unbelievable meeting with the President of India. We presented our memorandum to her outlining PM Modi and HM Amit Shah’s gross subversion of India’s electoral system and seeking CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation. I was shocked that the President did not deny Vote Chori."
He further stated: "Our memorandum to the President clearly said that PM Modi, home minister Amit Shah and CEC Gyanesh Kumar have conspired to destroy Indian democracy." This line summed up the opposition’s view of a coordinated effort to undermine the electoral framework.
The brief’s framing shows Modi, Shah and Gandhi each receiving a critical stance, while the president is described as supportive of the opposition’s concerns and the CEC as critical. These stances colour the interpretation of the meeting’s outcome.
The meeting concluded with the delegation’s memorandum handed over and the president’s request for proof noted. No further action or response is recorded in the available material, leaving the allegations and the demand for the CEC’s resignation unresolved in the public record.