Bengaluru, April 26 -- The Election Commission has taken action against Tejasvi Surya, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Parliament (MP) and candidate for Bangalore South, for allegedly violating election laws.
A case has been registered against him for purportedly posting a video on a social media platform and soliciting votes based on religious grounds. This development was announced by the Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer in a statement on the microblogging website X.
According to the statement, the case against Surya was filed on April 25 at the Jayanagar police station in Bengaluru. The Election Commission's move comes amidst a heated electoral battle between Surya and his opponent, Sowmya Reddy, the Congress candidate and...