Congress may move High Court on functioning of EVMs in Gujarat polls

Congress after recent Gujarat polls may move high court against the Election Commission of India over the functioning of the EVMs during the election process, as per senior party leader  on the concluding day of the party’s introspection meet in Mehsana.

On the second and concluding day of the Chintan Shibir, party leaders expressed doubts over the functioning of the EVMs Electronic Voting Machines and claimed the party’s performance would have been better if ballot papers have been used in the elections said Gujarat Congress president Bharatsinh Solanki to media.

The meet, aimed at analysing the electoral outcome and discuss the roadmap in view of the 2019 General Elections, began on Wednesday.

The party’s new president Rahul Gandhi will interact with the newlyelected MLAs as well as leaders from state’s 4 zones including north, south, central Gujarat, and Saurashtra separately for four hours in Ahmedabad on Saturday. Many candidates felt that the party suffered due to EVMs. We have discussed the matter with technical experts. We are seeking a legal opinion on this Solanki said.

He said the candidates who have raised doubts over the functioning of the EVMs may file a petition in the high court, challenging the Election Commission of India. Solanki said the conclave also discussed the “misuse” of the government machinery by the ruling party during polls.

Congress contestants who fought the recent Gujarat polls may move the high court against the Election Commission over the functioning of the EVMs during the election process, a senior party leader said on Thursday on the concluding day of the party’s introspection meet in Mehsana.

On the second and concluding day of the ‘chintan shivir‘, party leaders expressed doubts over the functioning of the Electronic Voting Machines and claimed the party’s performance would have been better had ballot papers been used in the polls.

“Defeated candidates raised doubts over EVMs and said the party could have won more seats had ballot papers been used in polls,” Gujarat Congress unit chief Bharatsinh Solanki told reporters.

The meet, aimed at analysing the electoral outcome and discuss the roadmap in view of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, began on Wednesday.

The party’s new president Rahul Gandhi will interact with the newlyelected MLAs as well as leaders from state’s four zones — north, south, central Gujarat, and Saurashtra — separately for four hours in Ahmedabad on Saturday, before addressing a gathering of party workers in the evening.”Many candidates said the party suffered due to EVMs. We have discussed the matter with technical experts. We are seeking a legal opinion on this,” Solanki said.

He said the candidates who have raised doubts over the functioning of the EVMs may file a petition in the high court, challenging the Election Commission. Solanki said the conclave also discussed the “misuse” of the government machinery by the ruling party during polls.