He clarified that objections from the Congress were directed towards the implementation in states such as Bihar, West Bengal, and Maharashtra rather than Karnataka. His stance presents an apparent contradiction to earlier positions taken by party leadership, including Deputy Chief Minister D.K.
Shivakumar, amid ground reports of living individuals being erroneously classified as dead on voter lists. Responding to the remarks on India Today, BJP spokesperson G.S.
Prashanth argued that Jarkiholi's admission proves the legal validity of the constitutional process and urged Congress leaders to introspect rather than blame the Election Commission or the electoral revision exercise.