The Indian National Congress on Thursday, the first polling day sent at least 39 complaints to the poll body complaining about the technological “glitches” in the functioning of EVMs at some booths in six Parliamentary Seat out of the seven seats of Maharashtra, where polling is underway.
The Seven Parliamentary Seats of the states are – Wardha, Ramtek, Nagpur, Bhandara-Gondiya, Gadchiroli-Chimur, Chandrapur, Yavatmal-Washim.
The Rahul Gandhi-led party who has forged an alliance with NCP in the state made 12 complaints about Nagpur. In a statement released by the Congress Maharastra, It has been stated that the party has sent EVM Glitches complaints via email for Nagpur Lok Sabha Seat where Union Minister Nitin Gadkari is seeking another term.
The party has made eight such complaints in Chandrapur, while six in Wardha and five in Ramtek Lok Sabha Seat. Apart from this, four complaints each has been put on record by the party for Yavatmal-Washim and Gadchiroli-Chimur Lok Sabha Seats.
Maharashtra has a total of 48 Seats and polls in the state will spread across four phases starting from April 11, then on April 18, April 23, and April 29.
The Fight in the state is between Congress who has forged an alliance with NCP in Maharashtra. The Congress-NCP combine will take on BJP–Shiv Sena alliance in the state that sends 48 parliamentarians to the lower house of the Parliament.