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Maharashtra zilla parishad, panchayat samiti polls: Congress’ Nana Patole urges state to hold elections on ballot paper

The former Maharashtra Congress chief questioned why the state continues to insist on EVMs and suggested that this decision might be serving certain interests. In his letters to CM Fadnavis and the poll body, he highlighted multiple issues faced by voters during the recent civic body polls

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Congress leader Patole cited the recent 29 civic polls in the state, saying they exposed serious flaws in the election process. File pic

Congress leader Patole cited the recent 29 civic polls in the state, saying they exposed serious flaws in the election process. File pic

Former Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole has written to the chief election commissioner and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, demanding that upcoming zilla parishad and panchayat samiti elections be conducted using ballot papers instead of electronic voting machines (EVMs).

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