All-party EC meet: Opposition demands return to paper ballot for 2019 polls

The Congress, Samajwadi Party, Nationalist Congress Party, Bahujan Samaj Party, Trinamool Congress and other opposition parties flagged the issue of malfunctioning of EVMs

At an all-party meeting hosted by the Election Commission (EC) on Monday, the Congress-led alliance of several parties demanded a return to paper ballots for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. The Bharatiya Janata Party and its allies, however, had opposed it. The EC later indicated it would work towards “satisfactory solution” to the Opposition’s suggestions.

The Congress also complained about 6 million ghost or fake voters in Madhya Pradesh and 4.5 million in Rajasthan electoral rolls and demanded a thorough revision. The two states, along with