Supreme Court (SC) headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi dismissed the review petition filed by 21 opposition parties combined for the review of its decision in case of 50% verification of voting by VVPAT
According to the story, in a mock poll ahead of the actual elections in Goa, the BJP had received 17 votes through the EVM machine instead of its allotted 9.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) also remarked that when an opportunity was presented to all parties to demonstrate any vulnerability of the EVMs, no one had actually turned up.
In a sting conducted by India Today, Congress party election agents were confronted by a reporter who said that there were no attempts to enter the strongroom by members of any political party.
Madhya Pradesh Assembly Elections: Jyotiraditya Scindia had written a letter to the Chief Electoral office (CEO) of Madhya Pradesh requesting information on the malfunctioning EVMs and VVPAT machines.