Tumkur, Oct. 29 -- Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje took a swipe at the Congress and the opposition INDIA bloc over their recurring demand to revert to paper ballots for elections, asserting that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will emerge victorious regardless of the method of casting votes.

Pointing to the BJP's performance in recent Legislative Council elections conducted across multiple states, Karandlaje noted that the opposition's narrative questioning EVMs holds no merit.

"In the entire country, the Congress party is demanding that elections be held using ballot papers. The 'INDIA' alliance also makes this demand. Recently, MLC elections were held using ballot papers-specifically, through a preferential voting system," Karandlaj...