Published: June 4, 2026 ⢠4:28 PM IST · Updated: June 5, 2026 ⢠9:49 AM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi would not remain in office a year from now, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, said, claiming the Modi government was facing an āinstitutional revoltā on which he (Mr. Gandhi) was receiving āinside informationā from within the system.
Speaking at the Congressās Adivasi Professional Conclave on Wednesday (June 3, 2026), a closed-door party event, Mr. Gandhi said two developments were taking place simultaneously ā an unprecedented āeconomic tsunamiā was set to hit India because the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government had removed protections against international shocks, and the Modi governmentās control over institutions had collapsed.
āYou think that the Election Commission is fully controlled.
That was three years ago.
Now, messages sent by the Chief Election Commissioner are coming to me.