Overview
- Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu held a joint press conference with Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan and BJP state chief P.V.N. Madhav on Tuesday to rebut opposition criticisms of Electronic Voting Machines and the Special Intensive Revision of rolls.
- Naidu said EVMs were introduced under a Congress government and argued critics now single out the machines only after losing elections, calling such objections politically motivated.
- On the SIR he said Booth Level Agents from all parties were invited to take part and Booth Level Officers coordinated the enumeration, and he questioned why objections were not raised during the exercise.
- Naidu recalled past instances of booth rigging and pointed to CCTV installation at polling sites as a concrete measure that improves oversight but announced no changes to election procedures.
- The exchange highlights deepening political blame over voting processes in Andhra Pradesh and could harden positions ahead of local body polls while public trust in election administration remains the central battleground.