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'Vijay, Jagannath, Yashodha' under scanner: Shivakumar says 'BJP workers' filed thousands of voter deletion forms in 2 days

By Bharath Joshi|October 1, 2026|2 min read at Deccan Herald

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Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has accused BJP workers of orchestrating a mass voter deletion conspiracy by submitting thousands of pre-printed Form-7 applications across various constituencies. The state government claims that specific individuals have filed these applications targeting minority and marginalized communities, and has announced a police investigation into the matter.

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Bengaluru: Seven persons, whom the Congress government identified as BJP workers, submitted at least 13,000 Form-7 applications in just two days - September 22 and 23 -- seeking deletion of voters in the Bijapur City constituency.

In the Bhalki constituency of Bidar district, there were 3,244 Form-7 applications submitted by 36 BJP workers, the government claimed. Of them, one BJP worker identified as Jagannath filed 241 applications on a single day.

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TopicsVoter Deletion Election Fraud Karnataka Politics DK Shivakumar

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BJPUnfavourable · strong
“There’s a big conspiracy going on in more than 70% of the booths. We've identified various BJP leaders who submitted these applications without the knowledge of voters”
DK ShivakumarFavourable · moderate
“In a major offensive, Chief Minister DK Shivakumar released documents to back these allegations as the Congress government went after the BJP and Election Commission over alleged ‘bulk deletion’ of voters.”

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'Vijay, Jagannath, Yashodha' under scanner: Shivakumar says 'BJP workers' filed thousands of voter deletion forms in 2 days

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