Overview
- Two sealed EVM control units were found around midnight near a roadside eatery in Mohol, Solapur, in a car hired for an election official during Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samiti polling.
- Election officials and police reached the spot, a panchnama confirmed the machines were reserve units, and they were resealed and deposited in the government strong room.
- The district administration said all EVMs used for voting had already been secured by 10:30 pm and asserted there was no irregularity since the discovered devices were never activated.
- Local political workers questioned the circumstances of the discovery, and an NCP candidate demanded a detailed investigation into transparency and procedures.
- In a separate case, Shiv Sena MLA Vilas Bhumre took his minor son into a Pachod voting booth, leading to a viral video, suspension of three polling staff, and an inquiry ordered by the district collector.