Congress candidate T D Rajegowda celebrated in Chikkamagaluru on May 2, claiming that the results were in his favour. (PTI Photo) The row over the recounting of postal ballots cast in the 2023 Assembly polls in Karnataka’s Sringeri constituency has refused to die down, as Congress candidate T D Rajegwoda approached the Election Commission on Thursday seeking a forensic audit of the invalidated postal ballots. Rajegowda petitioned the chief electoral officer, seeking a review of all strong-room CCTV footage from May 2023 to May 2026, and all CCTV and videography footage of the initial counting held in May 2023. In his petition, the Congress candidate alleged that during the recount, “shocking discrepancies were discovered that point toward a high-level criminal conspiracy to alter the election results retrospectively”. “Several bundles of postal ballots, supposed to be under secure seal since 2023, were found with broken or compromised seals.…