Thiruvananthapuram, Nov. 6 -- An all-party meeting convened in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan gave a nod to legally challenge the Election Commission of India's (ECI) decision to implement the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Kerala, the CM's office said in a release.

All parties, except the BJP, that attended the meeting backed the State's decision to move legally against the SIR exercise, it said.

The decision comes days after a similar all-party meeting in Tamil Nadu, chaired by CM MK Stalin, also adopted the move to approach the Supreme Court against the exercise. Kerala, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, all of which head towards Assembly elections next year, are among the states ...