Bengaluru, July 3 -- Union Minister of State Shobha Karandlaje on Friday alleged that the Karnataka State Election Commission (KSEC) was conducting a "parallel" Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in areas under the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) to "please Rahul Gandhi" and demanded a fresh revision of the voter list in the state.

Karandlaje said she had written two letters, including one to the Chief Election Commissioner, seeking immediate intervention against the electoral roll revision being undertaken by the KSEC in Assembly constituencies falling under the GBA.

"I have written two letters. There are two SIRs in 27 wards under GBA. Why is the State Election Commission also conducting SIR here? The State Election...