SC says won’t accept ‘lame excuses’ from EC for claiming it lost Karnataka vote count videos

What happened: The Supreme Court said it would not accept "lame excuses" from the Election Commission after the poll panel claimed it could not trace video recordings of the 2023 Karnataka Assembly vote counting. Key numbers: Rajegowda won Sringeri in 2023 by 201 votes. A recount raised Jeevaraj to 690 and cut Rajegowda to 314, a 255 vote reduction. Jeevaraj won by 52 votes. Why it matters: The bench questioned how the Election Commission could lose its record while hearing Rajegowda's appeal, and said it would direct the panel to produce the election observer's report and video recordings.

Supreme Court challenges Election Commission over missing Karnataka vote count videos.

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