India, Oct. 28 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday took a swipe at the Congress over its performance in the biennial Legislative Council (MLC) elections held across four states using ballot papers, a key demand of opposition parties campaigning against electronic voting machines (EVMs).

The Congress drew a blank in Karnataka, while the BJP won five seats and the Samajwadi Party (SP) secured three in Uttar Pradesh. Results for the elections to 28 seats across Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar and Karnataka were announced on Wednesday.

The Congress's renewed push for a return to ballot papers came after an Indian Express report examining the internal functioning of the Election Commission of India (ECI).

The report detailed how ...