KPCC, left parties, unions demand deletions under SIR to be restored
In Bengaluru, the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) and various Left parties and unions staged separate protests demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. They also called for the reversal of all deletions made under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and the scrapping of elections conducted with the revised electorate, alleging 'vote chori' and manipulation of electoral rolls by the Election Commission at the behest of the BJP-led Union government.
Why it matters
These widespread protests raise serious questions about the integrity and impartiality of India's electoral process and the Election Commission, potentially eroding public trust in democratic institutions and electoral outcomes.
Bengaluru on Saturday (September 26, 2026) saw separate protests by Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) and by CPI(ML), CPI and other Left parties and unions, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Their other demands included reversing all deletions made under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and scrapping all elections conducted with the revised electorate.
At the KPCC protest, former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah argued that an institution expected to conduct elections impartially and transparently was instead functioning at the behest of the BJP-led Union government. He demanded that the President intervene, direct the removal of the CEC and order the registration of a criminal case against him.
Mr. Siddaramaiah also pointed at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s repeated concerns of “vote chori“ and manipulation of electoral rolls. He alleged that Mr. Modi had not come to power through a fair electoral process but through “vote chori”.
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