Why is the BJP defending Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar? When an autonomous body faces grave allegations of internal splits and partisan bias, the ruling party's aggressive defense raises a massive question mark over their proximity. Add to that former Kerala Chief Secretary Jiji Thomson’s shocking revelation—claiming Gyanesh Kumar once tried to persuade him to contest elections on a BJP ticket—and the suspicions only grow deeper.
On Editorial, HW News Managing Editor Sujit Nair takes a closer look at the two and what these developments mean for the integrity of Indian democracy.
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