The Supreme Court's verdict in the Chandigarh Mayor election case has led Congress leaders, including Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi, to accuse the BJP of "dirty election manipulation" and "institutional sabotage." The verdict quashed the election result and declared AAP's Kuldeep Kumar as the winner. Rahul Gandhi criticized Returning Officer Anil Masih, alleging he was a pawn in the BJP's conspiracy.