Opposition parties are continuously leveling allegations of vote rigging against the Election Commission. The Election Commission has repeatedly denied these allegations, but now the opposition has decided to move an impeachment motion against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. On Monday, a meeting of the India Alliance was held in Parliament House, in which, according to sources, there was a consensus to move an impeachment motion against the Chief Election Commissioner. In addition, the meeting also decided that protests against vote rigging will continue. What is an impeachment motion? Impeachment is a constitutional process, which has been borrowed from Ireland in the Indian Constitution. This motion is presented in Parliament when a person holding a constitutional position is guilty of violation of the Constitution, corruption or incompetence. This motion can be presented against officials like the President, Supreme Court or High Court judges and the Chief Election Commissioner. Against whom has the impeachment motion been brought so far? Preparations have been made to bring an impeachment motion many times in India, but this motion has been presented in Parliament only three times. Telangana High Court in the years 2016 and 2017 An impeachment motion was moved against Justice C.V. Nagarjuna Reddy, but failed to secure the necessary support both times. In 2018, an impeachment motion was moved in the Rajya Sabha against Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, but was rejected by Vice President Venkaiah Naidu. Three attempts in 2015 Three attempts were made in 2015 to bring an impeachment motion in Parliament, but none were successful. An impeachment motion was prepared against Justice S.K. Gangal of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, but the charges could not be proven during the investigation. Similarly, during the impeachment process against Chief Justice of the Sikkim High Court, P.D. Dinakaran resigned. An impeachment process was prepared against Justice J.B. Pardewala of the Gujarat High Court for his controversial remarks on caste, but he withdrew his remarks. References and Sources This news has been prepared based on information obtained from leading news websites such as The Hindu (https://www.thehindu.com), India Today (https://www.indiatoday.in), and NDTV (https://www.ndtv.com).