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Bhubaneswar, Jan 2 (IANS) BJP MP Bhartruhari Mahtab on Friday welcomed the findings of a recent public survey, which indicated that a majority of people consider Electronic Voting Machine (EVM)-based polling to be transparent and trustworthy. Reacting to the survey, Mahtab said the outcome clearly reflects public confidence in India’s electoral system, despite repeated questions raised by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on the credibility of EVMs and the Election Commission of India.He asserted t…

Bengaluru, Jan 2 (IANS) The Congress government has objected to a survey by the State Election Commission, published by the Karnataka Monitoring and Evaluation Authority under the Department of Planning, Programme Monitoring and Statistics, stating that the survey was not sanctioned by the state government.To the much chagrin of Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and his son Minister Priyank Kharge, the findings of the survey stated, “While recognition of the importance of each vote (above 81…