Uddhav Thackeray congratulated the BJP for its success in Karnataka polls and hoped that people of that state would now witness ‘acchhe din’. Photo: HTMumbai: Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray Tuesday challenged Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to hold elections through ballot papers to clear doubts over the use of electronic voting machines (EVMs). As votes for the Karnataka elections were counted and the BJP seemed set to emerge the single largest party, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray agreed with Uddhav Thackeray. “If you (BJP) trust yourself, hold elections through ballot papers once,” Uddhav Thackeray said, reacting to the Karnataka election results. “When so many people are asking for it, it will clear apprehensions (on the use of EVMs) once and for all,” Uddhav Thackeray said.

Source: Mint May 15, 2018 10:18 UTC