A Karnataka BJP delegation petitioned Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot against the state's new Permanent Residence Certificate system. The opposition alleges the notification compromises national security, violates federal principles, and risks enabling illegal immigrants to acquire fraudulent voting rights
Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot suspended KPSC Chairman Shivshankrappa S. Sahukar over allegations of facilitating his daughters' appointments as Industrial Extension Officers and recommended a Supreme Court inquiry under Article 317(1), pending further orders from the President