NEW DELHI: Accused by its rivals of “vote-chori”, BJP Monday sought to embarrass the Opposition by highlighting CPM’s allegation that Congress used state power to turn the 1972 Bengal election into a “complete farce”, taking a swipe at the two parties over their joint campaign against it.“In order to turn their sure defeat into an artificial victory, Congress has thrown overboard rules and turned the whole election into a mockery,” a CPM report on the “rigged poll” had said.BJP MP Nishikant Dubey shared the report and took a dig at Congress neta Rahul Gandhi over his campaign against EC and BJP over their alleged collusion to influence polls. Even Jyoti Basu, who became CM in 1977 and served for 23 years, was roughed up during counting and made to lose, Dubey claimed.CPM had alleged that Congress disregarded elementary rules, including allowing voters to vote, protecting ballot boxes and ensuring proper counting. TNN