Bengaluru, Dec. 13 -- Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Saturday asserted that alleged vote theft in the Aland Assembly constituency was genuine and said concrete action had been initiated with the filing of a charge sheet against former BJP MLA Subhash Guttedar.

Speaking to reporters at his Sadashivanagar residence and later at Vidhana Soudha, Shivakumar said the investigation had established instances of election fraud. "Vote theft in Aland is true. A charge sheet has been filed against BJP leader Subhash Guttedar based on the investigation. Our MLAs will also raise this issue in the Assembly session on Monday," he said, adding that the matter reflected a larger national concern, not just a state-level issue.

Referring ...