The debate was held on Friday, January 3, 2024, with two renowned speakers: Tirtharaj Samant, an Enterprise Software Architect and Director of Technology, and Madhav Deshpande, a Technology Expert and RTI activist

Both experts provided in-depth insights into the technology behind EVMs

The debate became particularly relevant the questions raised after recently held elections in Maharashtra

Several political parties had raised questions on the credibility of the EVMs after the results of elections in Maharashtra were announced on November 23, 2024

However, Maharashtra's Additional Chief Electoral Officer had in December had said that in all 1,440 Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trails (VVPATs) were verified during the Maharashtra Assembly election 2024 with their results matching perfectly with EVM counts