Sharad Pawar supports villagers demanding ballot paper polling

BJP SAYS DON'T MISLEAD

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SOLAPUR: NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Sunday backed villagers from Markadwadi in Maharashtra's Solapur district who had questioned the credibility of EVMs and tried to conduct a mock "repoll" using ballot papers.

Pawar visited the village, emerging as an epicentre of protests against Electronic Voting Machines after last month's Assembly elections, which saw BJP-led Mahayuti winning 230 out of 288 seats.

"We have collected some data about EVMs. People cast their votes, but in the end, the results were unexpected. You raised awareness about the issue, and the process needs to change," Pawar said.

The BJP hit back at Pawar with the state party president Chandrashekhar Bawankule asking the senior politician to accept the people's mandate gracefully instead of misleading them.