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 the elections to 28 Legislative Council seats across four states, despite contesting 12 seats, including four it had won in the previous polls. Its biggest setback came in Karnataka, where the ruling party failed to win a single seat.

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 d...