Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Arvind Sawant and Independent MP Pappu Yadav criticize the use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), citing trust and transparency concerns.
"All the time the opposition spends blaming the Election Commission, Supreme Court, and democracy if even 10 per cent of it was spent in introspection and thought as to how the people's mandate was not won and how the anti-people were formed, then there would be no need to do all this drama,
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi has expressed concerns over the reliability of electronic voting machines (EVMs), reacting to the Opposition's petition in the Supreme Court. The petition highlights discrepancies between voter turnout and EVM results, seeking clarity on the issue thro
Pune NCP (SCP) President Prashant Sudamrao Jagtap said that they would approach the Supreme Court as a collective regarding the "scam" that happened in the Maharashtra assembly elections. He said that the INDIA alliance has faith in the apex court and hoped that it will give a decision in
In a statement, the Maharashtra CEO explained that, as per the guidelines of the Election Commission of India, it is mandatory to count VVPAT slips from five randomly selected polling stations in each assembly constituency.
After Bharatiya Janata Party's Rahul Narwekar was elected unopposed as the Speaker of the Maharashtra Assembly, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Monday said that Rahul Narwekar did "partisan politics" in the last 2.5 years.
Notably, the MVA alliance partners have been raising questions about the legitimacy of EVMs after facing a setback in the Maharashtra Assembly Election 2024.
"Whatever is being said about EVMs (by the opposition), I'll say that such statements against the functioning of constitutional institutions create doubt about parliamentary democracy," Narwekar said.
Responding to questions about the legitimacy of EVM, Shinde said, "The opposition should welcome the clear majority given by the people of Maharashtra. Our 2.5 years of Mahayuti government has done so much work, and implemented so many schemes, the result of which is this..."
Shiv Sena leader Shaina NC on Sunday attacked the opposition after they questioned the legitimacy of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), saying that it is "not possible", and they should just accept that what people decide is final.