“There were two large steel trunks with counterfoil strips resembling acknowledgement slips of Form 6 used for new addition of names on the electoral rolls. “The growth in electoral rolls of Rajarajeshwarinagar Assembly constituency is 10.3%, while the State average is 6.04%. “All this is being investigated and monitored by the Election Commission,” he said, adding that this was a “serious matter”. The party workers then called the police, who then informed the Election Commission authorities. BJP drama: CongressThe Congress, on the other hand, alleged that the “raid” was conducted by BJP workers and not by the Election Commission or the police.

Source: The Hindu May 08, 2018 20:37 UTC