Six Months After Defeat In Odisha, BJD Questions Integrity Of Poll Process
NDTV
Former Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's BJD has made it clear that they are not against Electronic Voting Machines, questioning instead the integrity of the election process.
After the Opposition parties belonging to the INDIA bloc, Odisha's opposition Biju Janata Dal or BJD has red-flagged the unexplainable variances in the voting figures from the Lok Sabha and state assembly elections held earlier this year. Former Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's party has made it clear that they are not against Electronic Voting Machines, questioning instead the integrity of the election process.
A delegation of senior party leaders - including Amar Patnaik and Sasmit Patra -- met the Chief Election Commissioner and his team in Delhi today, six months after the party suffered a massive defeat at both Lok Sabha and the state level.
The BJD, which has been ruling the state for five consecutive terms, won only 51 of the state's 153 assembly constituencies. The BJP won 78 and in a first, came to power in the state. The party also won 20 of the state's 21 Lok Sabha seats.
