Oct 29, 2026 · BENGALURU : Karnataka Public Works minister Satish Jarkiholi has defended the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state, saying it was conducted properly because of the Congress’s protests and training.
Oct 29, 2026 · Bengaluru : The political climate in Karnataka is heating up over the state’s ‘Special Intensive Revision’ (SIR) of voter lists, following controversial remarks made by Public Works Minister and Congress leader Satish Jarkiholi . Defending the state’s recent electoral roll revision, which saw the deletion of nearly one crore voter names, Jarkiholi stated that the SIR process in Karnataka ...
Oct 29, 2026 · Bengaluru : The ruling Congress in Karnataka was caught in an embarrassing row on Thursday after Public Works Department Minister Satish Jarkiholi defended the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists, just days ahead of the INDIA bloc’s planned protest in New Delhi on November 1.
Sep 9, 2026 · As part of the operation, ED officials raided the Bengaluru residence of Karnataka Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Satish Jarkiholi in Dollar’s Colony. Searches were also conducted at his residence in Belagavi, as well as a government-allotted residence in Bengaluru .
Sep 10, 2026 · The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday raided 18 locations linked to Karnataka public works department minister Satish Jarkiholi and his daughter and Congress MP Priyanka Jarkiholi as part of a money-laundering investigation, officials said.
Sep 13, 2026 · BENGALURU : The Enforcement Directorate’s searches linked to Karnataka Public Works Department Minister Satish Jarkiholi have triggered a fresh political storm in the State, with the central agency claiming that it recovered documents and digital evidence relating to alleged irregularities in the PWD and the collection of bribes from contractors.