Congress MP Rahul Gandhi’s detailed article on the alleged ‘match-fixing’ in the Maharashtra assembly elections – held six months ago – has reignited a political firestorm in the state.

Senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi was on Saturday taken to Indira Gandhi Medical College Hospital in Shimla after she complained of high blood pressure.

Issuing a rebuttal to Rahul Gandhi’s fresh claims of “match-fixing” in the November 2024 Maharashtra elections, the Election Commission has re-released a document and said the Congress leader’s allegations are “completely absurd”.