Maharashtra's Chief Electoral Officer, S Chockalingam, has warned of strict legal action against individuals spreading false claims or insinuations regarding tampering with Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).
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
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP-SCP) leader Jitendra Awhad has raised serious allegations against the Election Commission of India (ECI), accusing it of erasing crucial data from the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) used in the recent Maharashtra Assembly elections.
As tussle over the next Chief Minister of Maharashtra within the Mahayuti alliance continues, parties part of Maha Vikas Aghadi still fume over the loss and raising questions over the credibility of the EVMs.
The Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) suffered a massive jolt with Shiv Sena (UBT) led by Uddhav Thackeray winning 20 seats, Congress securing 16, and NCP(SP) led by Sharad Pawar managed just 10 seats.
A day after the Mahayuti alliance clinched a landslide victory in the Maharashtra Assembly Elections, NCP-SCP leader Jitendra Awhad expressed disappointment over the results, saying that it is "unexcpected."
Addressing a press conference, Sanjay Raut said, "The results will be out tomorrow. We are sure that we are going to get the majority. 160-165 of our MLAs would be elected... The 'Khokha walas' will pressurise them, so we have made an arrangement for them to stay together in a hotel... Shara
Lok Sabha MP Pappu Yadav exuded confidence in peope's trust in leaders of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) including Nationalist Congress Party (SCP) supremo Sharad Pawar, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray as Maharashtra awaits results for the assembly elections
The ruling Mahayuti is poised to retain power in Maharashtra with the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) also putting up a strong show in assembly polls, exit polls predicted on Wednesday after the conclusion of polling on 288 seats in the state.