NEW DELHI, Sept. 30 -- Opposition parties on Wednesday demanded that paper ballots replace electronic voting machines (EVMs) and announced a five-point programme targeting the Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The INDIA bloc accused the CEC and the government of manipulating voter rolls during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise to subvert electoral integrity.

"Everyone has decided to fight together in a united manner," declared Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge after a three-and-a-half-hour strategy session. He confirmed that all participating leaders "100% agreed that instead of EVMs, paper ballots should be used". He also called for reversing recent election law amendments. A Co...