Bengaluru, May 5 -- Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday alleged serious irregularities in the handling of postal ballots in the Sringeri Assembly constituency, accusing the BJP of electoral malpractice.

Siddaramaiah said that a complaint has been filed, an FIR registered, and a court stay granted in the Sringeri postal ballot case. He alleged that election observers announced results without directions from the Election Commission or waiting for court instructions, calling it improper and termed "criminal conspiracy and vote tampering by the BJP."

Addressing a press conference, Siddaramaiah said, "In 2023, Jeevaraj got 690 postal ballots, in which only 2 were declared invalid. Looking at this, it is clear that the BJP, thro...