Tumkur, July 5 -- Bharatiya Janata Party's Karnataka MLA GB Jyothi Ganesh on Sunday raised serious concerns regarding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise being conducted by the Election Commission of India (ECI) in Karnataka, saying that the instructions of the apex poll body are not being followed properly by the officers on the ground. The MLA has alleged that Congress leaders are "pressuring" Booth Level Officers (BLO) to enrol ineligible individuals into the electoral rolls to increase the party's vote share.

Speaking to ANI, BJP leader claimed that the exercise, which began on June 30, is being diverted from its intended purpose to benefit a specific vote share.

He said that people are being asked to gather in religious p...