Current Date 09 Oct, 2026

Bengaluru Protesters Take Their Voter List Fight to the Streets

Thousands of supporters of India's youth 'Cockroach' movement and student groups rallied in Bengaluru to demand Election Commission chief Gyanesh Kumar's resignation after a voter list revision removed over 130 million names. Protesters allege biased disenfranchisement favoring Prime Minister Modi's party; authorities deny this. Nationwide demonstrations, including actions in New Delhi, have intensified appeals and political pressure.