Karnataka Home Minister Blames EVM for Cong Debacle in Maharashtra, Supports Ballot Papers | India News – Times of India

BENGALURU: Home Minister of Karnataka G Parameshwara on Monday alleged that manipulations of electronic voting machines led to the defeat Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance in just concluded Assembly elections in Maharashtra.
While speaking to reporters here on Monday, he said the BJP is carrying out selective manipulations to convince people that no wrongdoing has been committed. He also wanted to return to the paper voting system.
The ruling BJP-led Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra won a landslide victory in the Assembly elections, shattering Congress-led Maha Vikas Aghadi’s dream of wresting power. The BJP won the highest ever 132 seats for the party, while the Shiv Sena led by Shinde won 57 seats and the NCP won 41 seats, taking the Mahayuti total to 230 seats. The Congress as part of the MVA won only 16 seats.
“We analyzed the Maharashtra poll results in depth. We felt that EVMs were being manipulated in many places,” Parameshwara said. He also said that an obvious question would be why it did not happen in Jharkhand and elsewhere. The manipulations are carried out selectively so that no one can question them, he blamed.
According to him, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha is a leading partner. If Congress had been the leading partner, things would have changed. He supported the ballot papers and said the same was also discussed in the Maharashtra Congress.