Here are the big stories from Karnataka today
This report covers multiple Karnataka-based stories, including protests against electoral roll irregularities and the arrest of KPSC officials for recruitment fraud. It also mentions an FIR filed against MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal regarding voter list manipulation.
Why it matters
These events reflect ongoing tensions regarding electoral integrity and corruption within public institutions in Karnataka.
CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke and YouTuber Dhruv Rathee participated in the “People’s Tribunal” on the SIR of electoral rolls in Bengaluru’s Freedom Park on October 8, 2026. This was followed by a “chappal protest.” Mr. Dipke accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of “murdering democracy and vote theft,” and said protests will go on till CEC Gyanesh Kumar resigns from his post.
Following the release of a report on the irregularities in SIR across 100 polling stations in Karnataka, Mr. Rathee said “Narendra Modi must be thinking I have a problem with him, but the entire nation has a problem with him.” He then proceeded to pose three claims and questions about the SIR exercise in West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, and Goa. Read our live coverage of the protest here .
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