India, Feb. 9 -- Two reserved Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) control units were discovered near a roadside dhaba close to Mohol in Solapur district late on Saturday night, leading to a controversy during the Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samiti voting process, officials said.

Polling for the rural local body elections was conducted peacefully on Saturday in the Solapur district. However, after 11 pm, two sealed EVM units were found at a dhaba (roadside hotel) on the outskirts of Mohol, prompting confusion and alarm among local residents and political workers.

The incident quickly drew attention when local leaders, including NCP district president Umesh Patil and activists from political parties such as the ShivSena, were informed about ...