But his rise is anything but accidental. A 1988-batch IAS officer from Kerala, he’s held pivotal posts from Defence to Parliamentary Affairs to Cooperation; always close to Amit Shah. He was part of the team that engineered Article 370’s abrogation. He helped set up the Ram Mandir Trust. And now? He’s acting as the entire Commission; against the Constitution’s own rules. 14 official objections recorded. No majority consent. And 12 crore voters’ names struck off. His daughter, an IAS officer, was recently slammed by the Allahabad High Court for "despotic" actions. The new law that appointed him? It removed the Chief Justice from selection, defying the Supreme Court’s own directions. What does this mean? Democracy’s watchdog isn’t just toothless; it’s now taking orders from one man. And no, this isn’t about politics. It’s about what happens when the guardrails vanish.