Bengaluru, Oct. 30 -- Karnataka minister Satish Jarkiholi on Friday clarified his earlier statement on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls, saying that his comments have been 'misinterpreted'.

He said that the intent of his statement was meant to convey that the alleged attempts of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to delete "Congress supporting voters" through Form - 7 (used for requesting deletion of voters) has been foiled with the agitation led by Rahul Gandhi.

In a statement on X, Jarkiholi said, "My statement given before the media regarding SIR has been misinterpreted."

Clarifying his intent, he said, "Compared to other states, the BJP's conspiracy to delete names of Congress-supporting voters from the ele...