चुनाव आयोग के पहले लेवल टेस्ट में ही 3550 VVPAT मशीनें फेल हुईं,में दावे के साथ कह सकता हूँ कि भाजपा गोलमाल करके ही अब चुनाव लड़ेगी ।। — Hardik Patel (@HardikPatel_) 1509695467000

AHMEDABAD: Patidar quota agitation leader Hardik Patel on Friday said that the BJP might try to defame him with a sex CD in order to make electoral gains.“The BJP has prepared a doctored sex CD to defame me and it will be released just before the election. What else can one expect from the BJP? So just wait, watch and enjoy,” Hardik said.When asked how he learnt about the CD, Hardik said, “This is typical of the BJP.” State BJP president Jitu Vaghani refused to respond to Hardik’s allegation.Hardik also alleged that defective VVPAT (Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail) systems and EVMs might be used in Gujarat polls . Hardik said 3,550 VVPAT systems had failed the first-level testing of the Election Commission. “I am sure that the BJP will contest the polls using illicit means,” Hardik tweeted.Election Commissioner O P Rawat, however, said, “The normal failure rate during the first-level check of EVMs/VVPATs is 3%-4%. With a total 70,000 VVPAT-enabled EVMs deployed by EC for Gujarat polls, this translates to a failure rate of 5%. The slightly higher failure rate may be explained by first-time handling of the VVPAT-enabled EVMs by the staff.”Chief electoral officer of Gujarat BB Swain said, “First-level check is done in every state according to the standard procedure, as EVM machines are transported from other states.”Hardik told TOI, “The EC, which was reluctant earlier, had to introduce VVPAT for Gujarat polls after the Supreme Court’s direction. He said he had come to know that the machines were not working properly at several places. That may benefit the ruling party. The BJP can adopt any means to win this election.”Hardik had also warned that the BJP might try to create communal tension and even riots ahead of the polls.