EVM hacker or trustworthy? This latest survey conducted in Karnataka has created panic within the Congress itself.

News India Live, Digital Desk: Whenever the results are not as expected during elections, the one word that is heard the most is EVM (Electronic Voting Machine). For a long time, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has repeatedly raised questions on the reliability of EVMs. He has been saying that EVM is like a ‘black box’, which can be controlled. But it became surprising when a different report came out from Karnataka, a state ruled by his own party. Actually, a survey was conducted in Karnataka under the supervision of Congress’s Siddaramaiah government. Usually, when opposition leaders point fingers at EVMs, governments avoid it. But here the story has changed a bit. The news is coming that the results of this comprehensive survey conducted by the Karnataka government do not quite match with the claims of Rahul Gandhi, which he has been making after every election for the last few years. What do the survey data say? According to the data that has come out in Karnataka, there is no distrust about EVMs among the general public and voters, which is often mentioned in the press conferences of Delhi. The survey report shows that a large population still considers this process of voting to be safe and transparent. Now the big question that arises here is whether there is any major ‘lack’ in the Congress’s strategy or is the ground reality far away from the noise that is spread on social media. Internal politics and contradictions: It has now become a common discussion in the political circles that when the state government machinery of its own party presents such results which go against the central leadership, then the situation becomes a bit awkward. Rahul Gandhi has been attacking the transparency of the Election Commission and EVMs for a long time. But if the people of a state like Karnataka are showing confidence in this machine, then it directly weakens the ‘EVM narrative’ of the Congress. Social media vs ground truth. We often see that on Twitter (now X) and TV debates, talk about EVM hacking is going on loudly. But when people are talked to in villages and cities, their concerns are different – ​​unemployment, inflation and development. This Karnataka survey has also indicated that instead of giving credit or blame for victory or defeat to the machine, people give more importance to their preferences and local issues. In the end, this is no longer just a matter of elections but also of ‘coordination of statements’ within the party. Now it remains to be seen whether Rahul Gandhi sticks to his old claims or whether such reports coming from his own party’s states will slow down his tone a bit.