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K'taka mulls using ballot papers in local body polls
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|September 05, 2025
Govt to authorise SEC to do away with EVMs, citing lack of confidence
THE Karnataka cabinet on Thursday decided to recommend to the State Election Commission to revise the voters' list and hold all upcoming local bodies' polls in Karnataka, including the five corporations under Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA), using ballot papers instead of EVMs. The Congress government's decision comes soon after Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi concluded his 16-day 'Voter Adhikar Yatra' in poll-bound Bihar. On August 8, Rahul had held a protest against the Centre and ECI in Bengaluru, alleging 'vote theft' in Bengaluru Central LS constituency.
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