Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister of G. Parameshwara on Thursday accused the BJP of manipulating the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) in the recently culminated assembly polls.
Addressing the media in Bengaluru, Parameshwara asserted that his party will approach the Election Commission in this regard.
"Some of our leaders and I personally feel EVMs have been manipulated by the BJP. Many Congress leaders lost at places even where Congress had a stronghold. We will complain to the Election Commission," Parameshwara said.
Talking about forming the government in alliance with the JD(S), Parameshwara said the party high command took the decision to restrict the "dictatorship of the prime minister".
He claimed that the Congress- D(S) alliance will mark the beginning of a new era.
Parameshwara also confirmed that Congress leader Ramesh Kumar will be the speaker of the Karnataka assembly.
Parameshwara rebuffed the reports suggesting that he got the seat of the deputy chief minister because he is a dalit.
He further said the JD (S) will support the candidate of the Congress party in Rajarajeshwari Nagar assembly constituency poll.
The Election Commission had earlier deferred the election in RR Nagar after a cache of voter cards were recovered from a flat in Bengaluru.