Voter Deletion Row: Karnataka Ministers Stage Dharna Outside Bengaluru EC Office

Ministers in Karnataka staged an indefinite dharna outside the Chief Electoral Officer's office in Bengaluru, alleging a conspiracy to delete voter names on a large scale across 224 constituencies. The demonstration entered its fifth hour with leaders demanding the registration of a First Information Report before calling off the protest. Following the demonstration, the Election Commission ordered an inquiry, directing Electoral Registration Officers to take action as per law. Instructions were also issued specifying that Form 7 applications should strictly not be approved except in cases of death, requiring death certificates, or double entries verified with secondary Electoral Photo Identity Card details.