Overview
- Supriya Sule said she will not question electronic voting machines or VVPATs because she has been elected four times using the same system.
- Speaking during the Lok Sabha debate on election reforms, she described her remarks as a limited point and voiced high expectations from the BJP after its large mandate in Maharashtra.
- Her stance departs from the Congress’s recent 'vote chori' campaign that alleged wrongdoing by the BJP and election commissioners.
- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah stated the INDIA bloc has nothing to do with the Congress’s 'vote chori' issue and said each party sets its own agenda.
- During the same reform debate, Rahul Gandhi accused the BJP of using the Election Commission, and Amit Shah replied that the Congress first won elections conducted with EVMs.