Kerala Assembly Elections 2026: BJP seal on Election Commission of India letter sparks row in State

The Kerala chief electoral officer said on Tuesday that it has suspended an official in connection with a row surrounding an Election Commission letter bearing the seal of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s state unit.

An assistant section officer who dealt with the file in question has been placed under suspension pending inquiry, the chief electoral officer said in a social media post. A link to the original communication that had been sent to political parties, which did not have the seal of the BJP’s Kerala unit, was also provided.

The seal was on a letter dated March 19, 2019 sent to political parties across the country detailing norms about criminal antecedents of candidates.