Refuting Aam Aadmi Party’s claim that it had promised a no-holds barred Hackathon, the Election Commission said no such ‘promise’ was ever made by it. It clarified that though it had announced the EVM hacking challenge, it had never made a ‘promise’ of ‘no-holds barred Hackathon’. 
The ‘EVM Challenge’ will be held on June 3.
As regards AAP’s demand to allow changing of the EVM motherboard, the EC said changing the internal circuit of electronic device is like changing device itself.

It also specifically made it clear that the EVM Challenge will be conducted within framework of existing administrative safeguards and security protocols.
After AAP’s defeat in the Punjab assembly elections and MCD polls, it claimed that EVMs were tampered with and opted out of the challenge claiming the conditions laid down by the EC for the challenge were “unfair”. 
Both AAP and Congress had sought permission to work on the EVM’s motherboard, which was refused by the poll watchdog. At least 16 parties had approached the EC in April this year demanding elections be held using ballot papers until their concerns are fully addressed. They told the poll panel that the trust deficit among parties in the electronic devices is “too deep seated and pervasive”.