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Indian opposition’s victim card of choice the great Indian EVM. Track the latest EVM news, hacking allegations, stealing allegations, entirely replacing allegations and what not.

Politics

Mamata Banerjee reads out Urdu sher and blames EVMs to take on BJP

OpIndia Staff - 5 June, 2019

Known for her Muslim appeasement policies, Mamata, on the occasion of Eid, has again taken to religious preaching, with a 'secularism' overdose.

News Reports

‘We are confident about the fairness and the integrity of the Indian elections’, US State Department

OpIndia Staff - 23 May, 2019

The US doesn't send election observers to India due to the strong independent credentials of the Election Commission

Politics

Upendra Kushwaha to be held responsible if violence breaks out for his statement: Bihar ADG

OpIndia Staff - 23 May, 2019

Kushwaha had accused the central government of tampering with EVMs and had called for violence and riots.

Politics

Karnataka meltdown: After Roshan Baig, another Congress MLA rebels, calls Congress-JDS alliance a blunder

OpIndia Staff - 22 May, 2019

Sudhakar termed the alliance with the JD(S) as a historical blunder and said that the Congress Party might lose in a number of constituencies due to the alliance.

Specials

Here are 5 advantages of the EVMs over traditional Paper Ballots

OpIndia Staff - 22 May, 2019

Regardless of the Opposition parties' tirade against EVMs, it is worth looking at the significant advantages they have over paper ballots.

Politics

‘Why don’t we invoke the UN?’ Shehla Rashid takes EVM row to a new level as exit polls predict Modi’s victory

OpIndia Staff - 22 May, 2019

Shehla Rashid bemoaned about the lack of clarity and purpose among the opposition parties while levelling serious allegations of EVM fraud and rigging

Politics

There will be tit for tat: Ram Vilas Paswan on Upendra Kushwaha’s call for violence over EVMs

OpIndia Staff - 22 May, 2019

On the issue of EVMs Paswan said that the opposition raises doubt over EVMs when they are aware that they will be losing the elections.

Politics

Amidst the EVM row, Election Commission sets up 24-hour control room to monitor complaints relating to EVMs

OpIndia Staff - 22 May, 2019

EC has issued clarifications saying that it would like to "emphatically and unambiguously" clarify that all such reports and allegations are "absolutely false and factually incorrect."

News Reports

RSLP leader Upendra Kushwaha calls for violence in the name of protecting votes

OpIndia Staff - 21 May, 2019

Kushwaha said that votes were no less valuable than one's reputation and food and that even picking up weapons was justified if it was done for protecting the votes.

Law