Published on : 08 Dec 2025, 6:17 am 2 min read

A petition has been filed before the Supreme Court challenging the 2023 election of Congress leader and incumbent Chief Minister of Karnataka Siddaramiah from the Varuna constituency [ K Shankara v. Siddaramaiah ].

A Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta issued notice in the matter today, thereby seeking a response to the plea from Siddaramiah.

The Karnataka High Court had earlier dismissed this plea in April this year. The petitioner, K Shankara, a voter from Varuna constituency, had filed it on allegations that the five election guarantees made in the Indian National Congress (INC) party's manifesto for the State polls in 2023 amounted to bribery and a corrupt practice under the Representation of the People

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