VVPAT paper slips need to be matched for about 25-50 machines for each parliamentary constituency
Exit polls have predicted a rout for the AAP, but workers are hopeful that the 'good work' done by the party won't go waste
The bypolls in 22 Assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu are also crucial for both the ruling AIADMK as well as the DMK as it could make or break a government
Modi ended the campaign with a speech in Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, on May 17
Kangra parliamentary segment witnessed 70.49 per cent voting on Sunday during the final phase of polling in the country
Congress accuses likely ally TMC of attacking its cadres for eating into Muslim vote bank, while the Mamata-led outfit and BJP trade charges of brutality
Experts say the market has largely priced in an NDA victory
Amid indication of Congress poor showing, knives are out for the OPCC leadership
The performance in the past five years serves as a directional template for the new government
Election season saw over 139,000 poll ads on Facebook and Google
The security agencies have received inputs that some organisations and individuals, particularly in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Tripura, have given certain statements which may lead to violence
The benchmark Sensex and Nifty have gained 3.1% this week in anticipation that the ruling NDA govt will retain power with a comfortable majority as indicated by most exit polls
He also termed the demand of 22 opposition parties that the Election Commission change its counting protocol and count five random VVPATs first as unconstitutional
His appeal to workers came a day after opposition parties raised concerns over reports of alleged tampering of EVMs and asked the EC to ensure transparency in counting of votes
The opposition parties which had approached the EC on Tuesday wanted five random VVPATs to be counted first so that if there is a problem or mismatch, all VVPAT slips can be counted before it is late
CASC has written to the Election Commission saying the exit polls violate Section 126A of the Representation of People Act
The candidate from Barrackpore seat alleged that the WB police has filed cases against him to ensure that he remains away during the counting of votes.
'If CEC can't play fair in its functioning, can it play fair in ensuring a free & fair election?,' Congress's chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala wrote on Twitter
This is for the first time in a Lok Sabha election that results of voting machines will be matched with slips generated by paper trail machines
It will also have to continue to clamp down on wilful defaulters, money laundering, and tax evasion to restore confidence in the corporate sector, said Krishnamurthy Subramanian