Ex-Kerala Chief Secretary Accuses CEC Gyanesh Kumar of Offering BJP Ticket in 2016

Former Kerala Chief Secretary Jiji Thomson has alleged that current Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar offered him a BJP ticket in 2016. Thomson made this claim on local media amid a broader controversy surrounding the Election Commission of India. The poll body is currently under scrutiny over its handling of the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. There are also reported tensions among the three members of the Election Commission. The allegations have added to the political pressure on Gyanesh Kumar at a particularly sensitive time for the institution.