Congress MP and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi has been acquitted in a 2018 criminal defamation case over remarks against then-BJP president Amit Shah. The Special MP-MLA Court in Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh, ruled that Gandhi's remarks were not defamatory. Gandhi appeared in person for the verdict. The case was filed by BJP leader Vijay Mishra over comments Gandhi made during the 2018 Karnataka Assembly election campaign.