Archive · 28 Sep 2026
Maurya Questions Opposition's EVM Claims After Congress Election Victories
Keshav Prasad Maurya criticized Congress and the Samajwadi Party over their complaints about electronic voting machines.
He said they trusted the machines and the Election Commission when Congress won in 2004 and 2009.
He argued that questioning elections after losing shows double standards.
Opposition parties have raised allegations involving EVMs and the Election Commission, according to Maurya.
Maurya said the BJP wants to win a third consecutive term in Uttar Pradesh in 2027.
He also criticized Akhilesh Yadav's PDA political message.
Maurya said the BJP government has helped poor people, farmers, women and young people.
He said voters will judge the government's work in the next state election.
Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya accused opposition parties of double standards over EVMs and the Election Commission of India.
Maurya asked whether EVMs and the Election Commission were wrong when Congress won national elections in 2004 and 2009.
He said the BJP would seek a third consecutive term in the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.
Maurya called Akhilesh Yadav's PDA formulation and “PDA chariot” fake, while defending the BJP's development claims.
He alleged that previous Uttar Pradesh governments promoted chaos, nepotism and backwardness rather than development.
- Who
- Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya, Congress, the Samajwadi Party and the BJP.
- What
- Maurya criticized opposition allegations about EVMs and the Election Commission and outlined the BJP's 2027 election ambitions.
- When
- Monday; the BJP's stated target concerns the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.
- Where
- Uttar Pradesh, India.
- Why
- Maurya said opposition parties were applying double standards by accepting the electoral system when they won and questioning it when they lost.
Opposition's Electoral Concerns
BJP's Response
EVMs and Election Commission
Opposition's Electoral Concerns
Congress and other opposition parties have made allegations concerning EVMs and the Election Commission of India, as described by Maurya.
BJP's Response
Maurya said the opposition accepts the electoral system when it wins and questions it when it loses, calling this a double standard.
Political record and governance
Opposition's Electoral Concerns
The article reports that Congress, the Samajwadi Party and other opposition parties are seeking a return to power.
BJP's Response
Maurya alleged that previous Uttar Pradesh governments caused chaos, nepotism and backwardness, while presenting the BJP government as focused on development, good governance and public welfare.
PDA political formulation
Opposition's Electoral Concerns
Akhilesh Yadav has advanced the PDA formulation involving backward, Dalit and minority communities.
BJP's Response
Maurya called Yadav's PDA formulation and “PDA chariot” fake and said the BJP had worked for disadvantaged communities.
- Speaker
- Keshav Prasad Maurya, Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister
- Main issue
- Opposition allegations concerning electronic voting machines and the Election Commission of India
- Elections cited
- Congress victories and central government formation in 2004 and 2009
- Next state election
- 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly election
- BJP objective
- Form the Uttar Pradesh government for a third consecutive time
- Political opponents named
- Congress, Samajwadi Party and the INDIA Bloc
- PDA criticism
- Maurya called Akhilesh Yadav's PDA formulation and “PDA chariot” fake