Opposition&nbsp;<b>parties&nbsp; met the&nbsp;</b>Election Commission on Monday evening and demanded ensuring of transparency in the EVMs&nbsp;in the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls. <br />''<br />''Ghulam Nabi Azad of Congress, Chandra Babu Naidu of TDP, Ram Gopal Yadav of SP, Satish Chandra Mishra of BSP,Omar Abdullah of National Conference, D Raja of CPI, Darek O' Brian of TMC and Majid Menon of NCP among those met the Commission over the issue.<br />''<br />'' Later talking to reporters after the meeting,&nbsp; Ghulam Nabi Azad said,&nbsp;the opposition leaders demanded the Commission to&nbsp; ensure that 50 per cent of EVM results are matched and cross-checked with voter verifiable paper audit trails (VVPATs) in the Lok Sabha and Assembly polls. Earlier&nbsp; leaders of various opposition parties met in Parliament Hosue and discussed their strategy on the issue.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Later the Election Commission in a statement said the poll panel heard the demands of&nbsp; political parties and assured them that their concerns would be deliberated and examined. The Commission said, it will also keep in view the pronouncements of different Courts and&nbsp; report of the Indian Statistical Institute including overall administrative and operational feasibility on the ground, before firming up any response.</span><br />
News On AIR | February 4, 2019 8:38 PM
Opposition parties meet EC over EVM issue, demand matching of 50% of results with VVPATs