PoliticsPhoto: Deccan HeraldKarnataka Cabinet Asks CM Shivakumar to Decide on Post-SIR Electoral Rolls
The Karnataka Congress government is debating whether to use the electoral rolls prepared after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) for upcoming local body elections. The SIR reduced the voter count from 5.54 crore to 4.55 crore, a drop of 99.32 lakh voters. The Cabinet authorized CM DK Shivakumar to decide after consulting the party high command. The decision will be recommended to the State Election Commission.
Deccan Herald··Bengaluru

