Here are the big stories from Karnataka today

On October 8, 2026, in Bengaluru's Freedom Park, Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the CJP, and YouTuber Dhruv Rathee engaged in the "People's Tribunal" regarding the electoral rolls in the State of India (SIR). Following the tribunal, a "chappal protest" ensued. Dipke alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had "murdered democracy and committed vote theft," demanding protests continue until CEC Gyanesh Kumar resigned.

Rathee criticized Modi, stating, "Narendra Modi must be thinking I have a problem with him, but the entire nation has a problem with him." He raised three claims and questions about the SIR in West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, and Goa.

In a separate development, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested suspended Karnataka Public Service Commission Chairperson Shivashankarappa Sahukar and KPSC member B.V. Geetha on October 6. They were accused of manipulating recruitment examinations for 400 Veterinary Officer posts, including the leakage of answer keys and misuse of the confidential merit list for extortion.

The ED arrested them after searching their premises under Section 17 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The Special Court for PMLA cases granted the ED 14 days' custody of both accused.

Vijayapura police registered an FIR against MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal for creating false death certificates of voters in order to exclude them from the voting list in Vijayapura constituency. Yatnal was expelled from the BJP in March 2025. The FIR was filed based on a complaint by Abdul Razak Bagwan, a vegetable vendor, who alleged that Yatnal falsely claimed his death to obtain a false death certificate.