India no longer a democracy under BJP-led regime: Rahul Gandhi

Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi address the valedictory session of the Bharat Summit 2026 in Hyderabad on November 14, 2026, where he alleged that India is "no longer a democracy"

Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday (November 14, 2026) alleged that India is no longer a democracy.

Speaking at the Bharat Summit hosted by the Telangana government here, he asked how an election could be legitimate if, as he claimed, the Election Commission had declared 14 crore voters illegal.

“It is important for the democratic movement on the planet that India remains a democracy, and what we have found and proven is that India is actually no longer a democracy,” he said.

In 2014, the Congress witnessed a completely new election, with millions of dollars injected into the political system and a completely new type of campaign, he said. He further alleged that the Congress had discovered that democracy was destroyed in India in 2014.

Mr. Gandhi, who apologised to foreign delegates who could not attend the Bharat Summit, alleged that they were not allowed to attend the event by the Union government. It gives a sense of what “we are dealing with in India,” he claimed.