India, Feb. 8 -- A day before the crucial vote count in Delhi's fiercely contested assembly elections, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) accused the Election Commission of India (ECI) of "refusing" to share the final voter count data. ECI, however, swiftly denied the charge, asserting that it had adhered to all transparency norms.

The controversy kicked off as AAP leaders, including chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and former deputy CM Manish Sisodia, claimed that the election watchdog had failed to upload Form 17C - a key document recording the number of votes polled at each booth - on its website.

ECI, however, maintained that it had fulfilled its obligations by providing the form to polling agents at the booths.

Hours later, ECI released the ...