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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

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

“This is nonsense. Let the country elect its government”, SC dismisses petition to match 100% VVPAT with EVMs

OpIndia Staff - 21 May, 2019

Supreme Court dismisses a petition seeking 100% matching of VVPATs with EVMs

News Reports

Exit poll rattles opposition, 21 parties submit a memorandum to EC urging to count 100% VVPAT slips

OpIndia Staff - 21 May, 2019

Unnerved by the exit poll predictions Opposition parties are not in the mood to refrain themselves from creating unnecessary controversy

Politics

ECI issues clarifications after opposition parties and journalists peddle fake news about EVMs

OpIndia Staff - 21 May, 2019

The spokesperson of the ECI has clarified that the allegations of EVM tampering arising from political parties are baseless and all protocols are being duly followed in storage and security of the EVMs.

Politics

Former President Pranab Mukherjee hails the Election Commission of India for perfectly conducted elections

OpIndia Staff - 21 May, 2019

Pranab Mukherjee stated that election commissions starting from Shukumar Sen to the present CEC, have made sure that elections are conducted perfectly.

News Reports

AAP goes insane, alleges that there will be attempts to open strong rooms and manipulate or replace EVMs

OpIndia Staff - 20 May, 2019

With the exit polls predicting 0-1 seat for the Aam Aadmi Party, it, in turn, starts preparing excuses in case the exit poll predictions hold up

Opinions

Here are the 5 excuses Congress will use to deflect attention from the Gandhi Parivar’s failure if the Exit Polls hold true

K Bhattacharjee - 20 May, 2019

If the Exit Polls hold true and Rahul Gandhi faces defeat, the Congress party will deflect attention from the utter failure of the leadership of its party and look for scapegoats to blame.

Media

Pro-AAP fake news peddler blasts EC for removing his video promoting a fake news

OpIndia Staff - 13 May, 2019

Janta Ka Reporter and its editor Rifat Jawaid have not only been caught peddling fake news about EVMs, again, but have lashed out at the Election Commission and Twitter for removing his video peddling fake news about EVMs.

News Reports