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Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and State Congress President D.K. Shivakumar on Saturday said that the government is considering holding local body elections in the state using ballot papers instead of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).

The statement has assumed significance as election to Bengaluru civic agency would be held sooner.

Shivakumar, while addressing a joint press conference with CM Siddaramaiah over voter fraud in Bengaluru, stated: “When we ask the Election Commission for supporting documents for investigating electoral malpractice, they ask us to provide proof. Therefore, we are considering holding municipal elections using ballot papers. “

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