Political Economist Parkala Prabhakar explains why the massive increase in votes counted as opposed to votes polled and recorded by EC is a critical issue which will determine the integrity of our future elections. There are several key state elections coming up and this persistent and large discrepancy between votes polled and counted will remain a big trust issue. Election Commission owes an explanation at the very least.

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