Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday (June 8, 2025) charged the Narendra Modi government with “hijacking” constitutional bodies such as the Election Commission and alleged that the ruling BJP becomes aware of poll schedules even before the dates are announced.
The former deputy Chief Minister also claimed that the last state Assembly polls held in 2020 were not held fairly and backed doubts raised by Rahul Gandhi of alliance partner Congress over Maharashtra elections.
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“One cannot deny the fact that all constitutional bodies have been hijacked ever since the Narendra Modi-led NDA came to power in 2014 at the Centre. It’s quite surprising that BJP’s IT Cell comes to know the dates of elections before the ECI announces them. We are keeping an eye on the developments,” Mr. Yadav told reporters in Patna.
Constitutional institutions need to function independently, he said wondering how people would expect justice if they were influenced.
