New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- Karnataka Cooperation Minister KN Rajanna was sacked from the Cabinet on Monday afternoon. The Congress high command wanted him out for criticising party leader Rahul Gandhi over his 'Vote Chori' charge.

KN Rajanna had questioned the Congress party's silence over the alleged voter list manipulation during the Congress government's tenure in the state.

The Karnataka leader's remarks come in the wake of the controversy that erupted after Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi's alleged massive electoral fraud in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and said there are over 1 lakh fake votes in the electoral rolls in Bengaluru Central Lok Sabha constituency.

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Monday...