After Mallikarjun Kharge demanded a return to ballot papers in place of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), the BJP on Wednesday hit out at the Congress chief and opposition for casting doubts on the election process,

"Votes of people from SC, ST, OBC, poor communities are being wasted. Set aside EVMs. We do not want EVMs; we want voting on ballot paper...Let them keep the machine at their home, at the home of PM Modi or Amit

Smarting from the crushing loss in Maharashtra, months after the Haryana debacle, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge today protested against the use of voting machines or EVMs and suggested a return to ballot paper.

Maharashtra Congress MLAs authorized party chief Kharge to select new legislative leaders. The party will launch a state-wide signature campaign demanding a return to ballot paper voting, citing public distrust of EVMs following unexpected election results.

Days after INDIA bloc's defeat in Haryana and Maharashtra Assembly elections, Congress Chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday said that they don't want EVMs, and demanded ballot paper. “We don't want EVMs,

"We don't want EVMs, we want ballot paper," Kharge said while addressing the Samvidhan Rakshak Abhiyan event at Talkatora Stadium, Delhi, as reported by PTI. He also called for a campaign, modelled after the Bharat Jodo Yatra,

Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge called for ballot papers instead of EVMs. He raised concerns about EVM reliability. Kharge blamed EVMs for the Congress's recent election losses. He also criticized the BJP government.

Prominent Congress leaders questioned the EVMs after BJP-led Mahayuti alliance swept the Maharashtra assembly elections.