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In Photos: CEC Gyanesh Kumar, SIR Face Protests In Bengaluru

Protesters in Bengaluru have raised objections to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, amid growing political opposition to the exercise.

Indian influencer and activist Dhruv Rathee, left, Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke, fifth left, Indian actor Prakash Raj, seventh left, and other supporters carry copies of a report on Special Intensive Revision (SIR), which removed a large number of Indian voters from the electoral roll, during a protest demanding the resignation of the country's election chief Gyanesh Kumar, in Bengaluru, India, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi
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Indian actor Prakash Raj, left, speaks as Cockroach Janta Party founderAbhijeet Dipke, center, gestures during a protest gathering demanding the resignation of the country's election chief Gyanesh Kumar, in Bengaluru, India, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026.
Indian actor Prakash Raj, left, speaks as Cockroach Janta Party founderAbhijeet Dipke, center, gestures during a protest gathering demanding the resignation of the country's election chief Gyanesh Kumar, in Bengaluru, India, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi
Indian influencer and activist Dhruv Rathee speaks during a protest gathering demanding the resignation of the country's election chief Gyanesh Kumar, in Bengaluru, India, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026.
Indian influencer and activist Dhruv Rathee speaks during a protest gathering demanding the resignation of the country's election chief Gyanesh Kumar, in Bengaluru, India, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi
Supporters of India's Cockroach Janta Party display placards during a protest gathering demanding the resignation of the country's election chief Gyanesh Kumar, in Bengaluru, India, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026.
Supporters of India's Cockroach Janta Party display placards during a protest gathering demanding the resignation of the country's election chief Gyanesh Kumar, in Bengaluru, India, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi
Abhijeet Dipke, founder of Cockroach Janta Party, left, speaks as voters who were allegedly declared dead in the electoral roll carry their papers, during a protest gathering demanding the resignation of the country's election chief Gyanesh Kumar, in Bengaluru, India, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026.
Abhijeet Dipke, founder of Cockroach Janta Party, left, speaks as voters who were allegedly declared dead in the electoral roll carry their papers, during a protest gathering demanding the resignation of the country's election chief Gyanesh Kumar, in Bengaluru, India, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi
Supporters of India's Cockroach Janta Party display placards during a protest demanding the resignation of the country's election chief Gyanesh Kumar, in Bengaluru, India, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026.
Supporters of India's Cockroach Janta Party display placards during a protest demanding the resignation of the country's election chief Gyanesh Kumar, in Bengaluru, India, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi
Indian actor Prakash Raj, left, speaks as Abhijeet Dipke, founder of Cockroach Janta Party, center, greets the audience during a protest gathering demanding the resignation of the country's election chief Gyanesh Kumar, in Bengaluru, India, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026.
Indian actor Prakash Raj, left, speaks as Abhijeet Dipke, founder of Cockroach Janta Party, center, greets the audience during a protest gathering demanding the resignation of the country's election chief Gyanesh Kumar, in Bengaluru, India, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi
Supporters of India's Cockroach Janta Party display placards during a protest gathering demanding the resignation of the country's election chief Gyanesh Kumar, in Bengaluru, India, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026.
Supporters of India's Cockroach Janta Party display placards during a protest gathering demanding the resignation of the country's election chief Gyanesh Kumar, in Bengaluru, India, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi
Supporters of India's Cockroach Janta Party display placards during a protest gathering demanding the resignation of the country's election chief Gyanesh Kumar, in Bengaluru, India, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026.
Supporters of India's Cockroach Janta Party display placards during a protest gathering demanding the resignation of the country's election chief Gyanesh Kumar, in Bengaluru, India, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi
Indian influencer and activist Dhruv Rathee, center, and Abhijeet Dipke, founder of Cockroach Janta Party, left, take selfies with others during a protest gathering demanding the resignation of the country's election chief Gyanesh Kumar, in Bengaluru, India, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026.
Indian influencer and activist Dhruv Rathee, center, and Abhijeet Dipke, founder of Cockroach Janta Party, left, take selfies with others during a protest gathering demanding the resignation of the country's election chief Gyanesh Kumar, in Bengaluru, India, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi
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