Updated On: 17 January, 2026 06:31 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
The former Maharashtra Congress chief questioned why the state continues to insist on EVMs and suggested that this decision might be serving certain interests. In his letters to CM Fadnavis and the poll body, he highlighted multiple issues faced by voters during the recent civic body polls

Congress leader Patole cited the recent 29 civic polls in the state, saying they exposed serious flaws in the election process. File pic
Former Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole has written to the chief election commissioner and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, demanding that upcoming zilla parishad and panchayat samiti elections be conducted using ballot papers instead of electronic voting machines (EVMs).
आगामी जिल्हा परिषद व पंचायत समिती निवडणुका EVM ऐवजी बॅलेट पेपरवर घेण्यासंदर्भातील निवेदन आज राज्य निवडणूक आयुक्त तसेच राज्याचे मुख्यमंत्री श्री. देवेंद्र फडणवीस यांना दिले. pic.twitter.com/q1OfZlB27a