Following Rahul Gandhi's fresh "vote theft" allegations, Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Friday alleged rigging in the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and demanded that ballot papers be brought back.
The poll body said that the photographs of candidates will be printed in colour on the EVM Ballot Paper, and the candidate's face will occupy three-fourths of the photo space for better visibility.
"BJP and the PM should tell us that if the Vice President election can take place on the ballot paper, then why not the election of MPs and MLAs. If Zilla Parishad election can take place on ballot paper, then why not the election of MPs and MLAs," Surjewala, who is set to vote in the ongoin
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Friday questioned the BJP for expressing reservations about the use of ballot papers in local body elections.
BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday hit out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and opposition parties, alleging that their repeated demands for ballot papers is because of their frustration over the end of booth capturing in Bihar.
"All members of BJP in Rajya Sabha are, therefore, requested to be positively cast their vote on Tuesday, the 19th August, in favour of the candidates as per the preferences indicated in the sample ballot paper to be given to them by the staff sitting outside room no 63, Samvidhan Sadan," re
The party has demanded that if VVPATs are unavailable, the elections must be conducted using traditional ballot papers to uphold transparency and public trust.
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Wednesday alleged that EVMs are being manipulated to prevent BSP candidates from winning elections and reiterated her demand for a return to ballot paper-based voting.
"Will PM Modi pay heed to his best friend Donald Trump's message on ballot papers and same-day voting, and address the concerns of the whole nation about the integrity of our electoral process?" Venugopal asked, urging the Prime Minister to take immediate action on these pressing issues.
n upcoming Haryana Municipal Corporation Elections 2025, Haryana Congress president Udai Bhan has raised concerns, demanding the use of ballot papers instead of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), questioning the delay in result declaration, and seeking proper representation for the Scheduled
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Udvav Thackeray has challenged the BJP-led central government, saying that if they have any shame, they should set aside Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and hold elections through ballot papers.