New Delhi, June 03, 2024.
The opposition on Monday said the Election Commission (EC) has agreed to its request of counting the postal ballots first on June 4, when the results of the Lok Sabha polls are scheduled to be declared, and stressed that this is the participatory manner of promoting the spirit of democracy in a non-adversarial fashion.
Leaders from the INDIA opposition bloc had urged the EC on Sunday to ensure that on June 4, the postal ballots are counted and their results declared before the outcome of the EVMs is announced, and said the poll panel should issue clear guidelines on the counting process and ensure that those are implemented.
A delegation of leaders from the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA), including the Congress’s Abhishek Singhvi, met the full bench of the EC on Sunday, ahead of Tuesday’s counting of the votes polled in the Lok Sabha election.