Bengaluru, Aug. 29 -- Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that he had lost the 1991 Lok Sabha Elections due to "cheating" and the senior advocate Ravivarma Kumar filed a case without any legal fees.

Siddaramaiah felicitated former Advocate General Ravivarma Kumar on Thursday, and recalled, "In 1991, when I contested Lok Sabha elections, I lost it because of cheating (fraud) we can say. At that time, Ravivarma Kumar only filed the case as my advocate by drafting it without taking any fees, and he fought it for me."

His remarks came amid the row over alleged "vote theft".

At the event, he said that Ravivarma Kumar has provided legal assistance to many like him. In particular, Ravivarma Kumar Associates provides assistance to the v...