Maharashtra cabinet to decide on ballot paper suggestion: Ajit Pawar SECTIONS Last Updated: Feb 04, 2021, 04:09 PM IST Share Synopsis His statement comes two days after Assembly Speaker Nana Patole asked the state legislature to frame a law to make available to the electors the option of casting votes using ballot papers, besides EVMs in the local governing bodies and Assembly polls. Agencies Pawar said ballot papers were done away with because the electronic voting machine (EVM) helps save other expenses as the process becomes paperless. Mumbai: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Thursday said the state cabinet will discuss and decide if a suggestion is made to it over framing a law to give electors the option of casting vote via ballot papers besides EVMs in some elections.