A BJP delegation met the Election Commission in New Delhi on Sunday and demanded the Commission to ensure safety and security of the electoral process during the counting and announcement of results including measures to prevent any attempt of violence and unrest. The delegation comprised of Union Ministers Nirmala Sitharaman and Piyush Goyal and party leader Om Pathak. Talking to reporters after the meeting, Mr Goyal said that the delegation also requested the poll body that every official engaged in the counting process be fully conversant with the minutest details of the prescribed process and engage diligently with all protocols. He said, they also urged the Commission to take cognisance of the systematic attempts to undermine the electoral process and take stringent action against those responsible.

Union Minister Piyush Goyal also condemnded the remarks of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi against media about exit polls. He said, this is an attempt to put pressure on media.