NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Thursday raised concerns over the use of electronic voting machines (EVMs) in polls, claiming he himself had once seen during a presentation that a vote cast for his party went in the BJP’s favour. AdvertisingPawar, however, said he did not claim that all EVMs function in such a way. In Hyderabad and Gujarat, some people kept an EVM before me and asked me to press a button. Elections 2019 | Polling schedule, results date, constituency-wise election results, key candidatesAdvertising“I pressed the button against ‘watch’ (the NCP’s symbol) and the vote got cast in favour of ‘lotus’ (the BJP’s symbol). The former Union minister and other opposition leaders have been voicing concerns over the use of EVMs, claiming the machines were prone to manipulation.

Source: Indian Express May 09, 2019 14:02 UTC