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.
The party has demanded that if VVPATs are unavailable, the elections must be conducted using traditional ballot papers to uphold transparency and public trust.
"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.
Maharashtra State President of the NCP (Sharad Pawar faction), Jayant Patil, on Sunday questioned the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) role during the Maharashtra assembly elections and said that the voting increased after 5 pm and that it is a matter of concern. He further demanded that
Former Bihar Chief Minister and RJD chief Lalu Yadav on Friday said that Electronic Voting Machines should be replaced with ballot papers in the elections.
On opposition claims regarding EVMs, BJP MP Dinesh Sharma said that opposition parties 'failure' is the result of losing elections rather than blaming EVMs.
Congress MP Imran Pratapgarhi on Tuesday defended Party President Mallikarjun Kharge statement "We do not want EVMs, we want ballot papers", saying that if trust of a "larger section of voters in voting machines starts shaking then the Election Commission should listen to it."