Today, On 8th December, A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the election of Congress leader and Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramiah from the Varuna constituency. The plea alleges serious irregularities and seeks judicial scrutiny of his 2023 victory, raising key questions of electoral legality.
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A petition to the Karnataka High Court seeks to annul Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s election, alleging that his campaign’s female-targeted freebies violate Article 14 and constitute voter bribery. The petitioner’s counsel argued that these promises discriminated against men and involved malpractices, while the defense dismissed the petition as a mere replication of previous cases.