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Karnataka High Court Stays Two FIRs Over Form 7

By Drooid · Oct 12, 2026, 6:03 PM UTC · How we work

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BJP Threatens Police Siege

Court stayed FIRs on BJP agents G S Vasantha Lakshmi and Deepak Singh R for filing Form-7 in Bengaluru.
B Y Vijayendra, BJP president, warned the party would siege police stations and district SP offices if FIRs continue, alleging police intimidation.
The Chief Electoral Officer recorded 1,10,654 Form-7 applications and 23,02,215 total applications from June 16 to October 8.
CEO ordered officers to enforce Section 31 against false Form-6, 6A, 7, 8 filings.

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Undisclosed Form7 Data

The Karnataka High Court stayed two FIRs against BJP Booth Level Agents accused of filing Form 7 to delete voters in Bengaluru.
Coverage notes that thousands of Form 7 applications remain undisclosed, raising serious transparency concerns about voter-deletion attempts.
The stayed FIRs were filed at Vyalikaval and Yeshwanthpura police stations in Bengaluru.
Chief Electoral Officer data show 1,10,654 Form 7 applications received, but only 81,822 posted online.

Blindspot

B.Y. Vijayendra, Karnataka BJP president, warned the party would siege police stations and district superintendent-of-police offices if FIRs against BJP workers filing Form 7 continue.
Within this story's sources, the siege warning appears mainly in Center-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Left-leaning coverage.

History

Historical Context

In 1998 the Supreme Court of India affirmed Section 31 of the Representation of the People Act, reinforcing penalties for false electoral filings after the Election Commission uncovered 1.2 million bogus entries in Karnataka and ordered a INR45 million audit. The Act’s 1966 amendment had already shifted election petitions to High Courts, enabling Karnataka High Court to stay FIRs against BJP booth agents filing Form 7 to delete voters.

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BJP Threatens Police Siege

Court stayed FIRs on BJP agents G S Vasantha Lakshmi and Deepak Singh R for filing Form-7 in Bengaluru.
B Y Vijayendra, BJP president, warned the party would siege police stations and district SP offices if FIRs continue, alleging police intimidation.
The Chief Electoral Officer recorded 1,10,654 Form-7 applications and 23,02,215 total applications from June 16 to October 8.
CEO ordered officers to enforce Section 31 against false Form-6, 6A, 7, 8 filings.

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