In a rare appearance outside Maharashtra, especially in New Delhi, Mr. Thackeray submitted a letter to Election Commission of India (ECI), demanding the switch back to paper ballot. In such a scenario, the Election Commission should switch back to paper ballots and conduct the Maharashtra polls through it. We strongly feel that the EVMs can be tampered with,” said Mr. Thackeray. Since the general elections results, there has been intense speculation that Mr. Thackeray would join hands with the opposition. Mr. Thackeray had also held a meeting with NCP chief Sharad Pawar recently

Source: The Hindu July 08, 2019 20:26 UTC