16 Opposition parties urge EC to restore paper ballot system
A delegation of 16 Opposition parties met the officials of the Election Commission on Monday and demanded that the old system of ballot paper be used for the elections, instead of the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). The delegation included Congress leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad and Anand Sharma, CPI's D Raja, along with representatives of BSP, DMK, Trinamool Congress, among others.