TRAI denied Congress claims of blocking election SMS, saying no application was received and rejection was by service provider STPL, not TRAI or EC.

There are only two candidates in the current VP polls – CP Radhakrishnan of ruling National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) and Sudershan Reddy of Congress-led opposition

Jammu and Kashmir detains AAP MLA Mehraj Malik under PSA in Doda for alleged public order disturbance, sparking condemnation from PDP and JKPC leaders.

Bharatiya Rashtra Samiti and Biju Janata Dal to abstain from Vice-President election, citing equidistance from NDA and INDIA bloc.

Refuting claims of internal conflict, Shiv Sena spokesperson Krishna Hegde questioned why the Opposition has a problem if Mahayuti doesn’t.

Political observers said the party's shrinking presence has left much of its core Dalit vote bank vulnerable to poaching and the rally is seen as an attempt to reclaim that space

Earlier in the day, BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla also accused Kharge of “disrespecting” farmers.

The BJP criticised the opposition VP candidate for meeting Lalu Prasad Yadav, calling it "terrible optics" and "a shocking statement on probity in public life".

The AIADMK general secretary also mentioned that the the DMK should use its influence in the INDIA alliance to solve the Mullaperiyar dam issue.

The AAP slammed the ruling BJP party over CM Rekha Gupta's husband attending an official Delhi government meeting in Shalimar Bagh, calling it "unconstitutional".

PM Modi spent over eight hours at BJP’s Karyashala, urging MPs to take standing committee reports seriously, stay rooted through tiffin meetings and draw lessons from Singapore.

Kiren Rijiju announced cancellation of NDA MPs dinners with PM Modi and JP Nadda due to floods in north India.

PM Modi attended Sansad Karyashala, emphasizing collaborative learning among MPs. Leaders like JP Nadda and Nirmala Sitharaman also participated.

Dhinakaran earlier announced that his party would no longer be part of the BJP-led alliance in Tamil Nadu, citing repeated “betrayal” and failed efforts to reunite AIADMK factions