Tired of missing our real-time updates? Click here to add us as a Preferred Source on Google. Then tap the "Star" or "Preferred" to keep DW News at the top of your feed. The protests against CEC Gyanesh Kumar are partially being viewed as renewed pressure on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government. The reason behind it may not be immediately obvious since the Election Commission of India (ECI) is meant to be an independent body. But this might help: Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, along with Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, comprise the Election Commission of India. They are responsible for overseeing elections and related projects such as the SIR exercise, which is meant to remove redundancies in India's electoral rolls.
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