Battleground Karnataka: Congress, BJP trade barbs over fake voter ID racket

With only 24 hours left for the Karnataka assembly polls campaign to end on Thursday, principal rivals Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress accused each other of trying to rig the elections.

The latest in BJP and Congress’ war of words started a little before Tuesday midnight when BJP leader D Sadananda Gowda claimed he found thousands of “fake” voter identity cards at a flat in Rajarajeshwari assembly constituency. The BJP demanded the election to the seat be countermanded. The Election Commission ordered an investigation.

While Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said the racket was at the behest of the sitting Congress