BJP leaders outside the EC office in New Delhi on Wednesday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who addressed four rallies across Karnataka on Wednesday, accused the Congress of trying to rig the upcoming polls. The Congress alleged that Rakesh is a BJP worker, who contested the 2015 Bengaluru city council elections while the BJP said he was a close associate of Rajarajeshwari Nagar legislator Munirathna. The BJP has also demanded countermanding of the elections at Rajarajeshwari Nagar after the discovery. Babu alleged that the legislator was in possession of 30,000 more original and duplicate voter cards.

Source: Mint May 09, 2018 17:03 UTC