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- Kerala chief secretary Jiji Thomson alleged that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar tried to recruit him for the BJP.
- Thomson said Kumar urged him to run in the 2019 Lok Sabha election as a BJP candidate.
- Kerala Chief Minister V D Satheesan demanded Kumar resign, calling his stay an extreme danger to democracy.
- Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also demanded Kumar resign, calling the allegations illegal and noting protests.