US EditionKarnataka Minister KN Rajanna Resigns; Congress High Command Rejects CM’s Plea to Retain Him
KARNATAKA, INDIA, AUG 11 – Minister KN Rajanna resigned after admitting over 100,000 bogus voters in Mahadevapura, contradicting Congress's official stance and prompting party leadership to act swiftly.
- On August 11, 2025, Karnataka Cooperation Minister K.N. Rajanna resigned after the Congress high command decided to remove him, following controversial remarks on voter list irregularities.
- Challenging Rahul Gandhi’s claims, Rajanna said, `voter lists were revised when our own government was at the helm` last week in Bengaluru, citing suspicious entries and a single name appearing in three locations.
- Reports indicate the Congress high command directed Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to drop Rajanna from the cabinet, following complaints from party workers and internal unrest, sources said.
- Does Rajanna stand by his comments? BJP members asked in the Assembly as B.Y. Vijayendra called Rajanna’s remarks `the truth` and accused Congress of desperation.
- It comes as Rahul Gandhi criticizes the Election Commission, highlighting an internal rift in Karnataka Congress amid a larger struggle for the Chief Minister post, sources said.
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Karnataka Congress leader KN Rajanna on Monday resigned from the post of Cooperation Minister in the Siddaramaiah government. Now after the resignation, the minister has reacted and talked about meeting Rahul Gandhi.
Rajanna had recently admitted to irregularities in the voter list during the Congress government and said that the amendment in the voter list happened 'in front of our eyes', but it was not monitored properly. He said that in many places, the name of the same person was registered at three places, due to which he could vote multiple times. In some areas, suspicious names were added despite very low population.
Karnataka Minister KN Rajanna resigns; Congress high command rejects CM’s plea to retain him
Party sources said the high command is upset over Rajanna's remarks on alleged election fraud raised by Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi..Karnataka politics, K N Rajanna resignation, Siddaramaiah, Congress party Karnataka, Karnataka cabinet reshuffle, Rahul Gandhi election fraud, D K Shivakumar, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee, R Ashoka, BJP Karnataka, Karnataka political crisis, Indian National Congress, political news India, latest Karnataka …
Karnataka minister KN Rajanna resigns a day after his remarks on ‘vote chori’
Following Rajanna's remarks, a section of Congress workers had also submitted a petition to Congress leadership demanding action against the minister. This is said to have prompted the party high command to seek the resignation of one of the senior ministers in Siddaramaiah's Cabinet.
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