Ashok alleges 90 lakh extra voter cards printed in Bengaluru; SEC denies

Karnataka Opposition leader R. Ashok has accused the State Election Commission of printing 90 lakh voter ID cards in Bengaluru for ₹20 crore after the SIR was announced, though the city has about 59 lakh voters. Calling the surplus cards bogus, he sought a CBI probe. The SEC denied wrongdoing, saying tenders were floated before the SIR announcement.