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To use post-SIR electoral rolls or not? Karnataka Cabinet asks CM Shivakumar to decide

To use post-SIR electoral rolls or not? Karnataka Cabinet asks CM Shivakumar to decide

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BJP national president Nitin Nabin addressed party office‑bearers, former leaders and NDA representatives in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, on Thursday, urging them to fight the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections like 'warriors' and work with the resolve of securing a historic victory. The call comes as the NDA alliance seeks to build on its recent municipal election win, according to reports of peaceful ZPTC and MPTC polling in North Andhra.

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    Bengaluru: The Congress government has found itself in a dilemma on whether or not the electoral rolls prepared by the Election Commission after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) should be used for upcoming local body polls. Elections to municipal corporations under the Greater Bengaluru…

    — Deccan Herald

  • right · 1 outlet

    In a recent statement, Union Minister Nityanand Rai accused the Congress party of being terrified of impending electoral losses, alleging that they are attempting to shield fraudulent voters. He reported that 13 crore names were deleted during the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. Rai…

    — The Economic Times

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Bengaluru: The Congress government has found itself in a dilemma on whether or not the electoral rolls prepared by the Election Commission after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) should be used for upcoming local body polls. Elections to municipal corporations under the Greater Bengaluru…

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Deccan Herald Center-Left The Printers (Mysore) Pvt. Ltd. Current article

To use post-SIR electoral rolls or not? Karnataka Cabinet asks CM Shivakumar to decide

Bengaluru: The Congress government has found itself in a dilemma on whether or not the electoral rolls prepared by the Election Commission after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) should be used for upcoming local body polls. Elections to municipal corporations under the Greater Bengaluru…

The Economic Times Center-Right Bennett, Coleman & Co.

INDIA bloc intensifies protests against ECI-SIR, holds protests at Bengaluru

The INDIA bloc parties held a protest in Bengaluru against the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. Chief Minister DK Shivakumar and other leaders demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. They alleged a lack of transparency in the…

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