After registering several complaints with the Election Commission over alleged poll code violation in Patkura by the BJD, the state BJP on Sunday accused polling officers of helping the ruling party in rigging several booths of the assembly constituency.

Making a series of allegation against polling officers, state BJP secretary Lekhashri Samantsinghar said EVM machines of two polling booths (220 and 294) of Garadpur block have not reached the strong room.

Alleging that several EVM machines were tampered by the ruling party agents inside polling booths and during transportation to strong room, the BJP leader said video clips of such irregularities are in circulation in social media.