Lok Sabha polls: Opposition moves EC, seeks fairness in counting process

A delegation of Opposition leaders submitted a memorandum to the EC

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Opposition leaders, including Ghulam Nabi Azad, N Chandrababu Naidu, Arvind Kejriwal, Derek O’Brien, Kanimozhi and D Raja, address the media after meeting the Election Commission in New Delhi | PTI

Archis Mohan New Delhi

3 min read Last Updated : May 22 2019 | 2:02 AM IST

Days before the counting of votes on Thursday (May 23) for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, leaders of 22 Opposition parties approached the Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday, asking it to ensure transparency and fairness in the counting process by verifying electronic voting machine (EVM) results with voter-verified paper audit trails (VVPATs).

They demanded that the EC carry out verification of VVPAT slips of five randomly identified polling stations prior to the initiation of counting of votes and not after the completion of last round of counting. “If any discrepancy is found anywhere during the VVPAT verification, 100 per cent counting