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INDIA bloc announces protest in Bengaluru against SIR and CEC

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Nov 5, 2026

Is it still on?

SOONAnnounced for Nov 5. Not started yet.

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The Tea in three lines

Why they are protesting
Protesters oppose the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls and alleged deletion of eligible voter names.
What they want
They demand the total scrapping of the SIR process, restoration of eligible voters' names, and the resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar.
What changed
Oct 17: KPCC president B K Hariprasad announced that the INDIA bloc will stage a protest in Bengaluru on November 5.
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What protesters want

  • Scrap the SIR process entirely
  • Restore the names of eligible voters
  • Demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar

Organised by: INDIA bloc, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee, Congress, CPI, CPI(M), CPI(ML) Liberation

What authorities say

No official response reported in the sources.

The full story

The INDIA bloc alliance in Karnataka has announced a demonstration in Bengaluru scheduled for November 5 to protest against the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls and to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. According to Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president B K Hariprasad, the upcoming demonstration at Freedom Park follows a previous rally held at Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi. Organisers allege that the revision process has led to the removal of numerous eligible voters and accuse constitutional bodies of bias. The coordination committee leading the campaign includes representatives from the Congress, CPI, CPI(M), CPI(ML) Liberation, Samajwadi Party, and Forward Bloc. Following the Bengaluru protest, the alliance plans to expand demonstrations to district and taluk levels across the state.

Timeline

  1. INDIA bloc leaders confirmed that the protest will take place at Freedom Park in Bengaluru as a continuation of the Delhi agitation.2

  2. KPCC president B K Hariprasad announced that the INDIA bloc will hold a protest in Bengaluru on November 5 against the SIR exercise.1

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