BENGALURU, July 6 -- Chief minister DK Shivakumar on Sunday dismissed the Opposition's allegations of "influencing" the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, even as the BJP and JD(S) accused the administration of departing from Election Commission procedures and sought official intervention.

Shivakumar said the Congress government had nothing to gain from manipulating the SIR process, which began across the state on June 30. "Their job has always been to blame the government," Shivakumar told reporters when asked about accusations made by the BJP and JD(S).

The chief minister also rejected claims that election officials were conducting voter enrolment from centralised locations instead of visiting households. "We...