Addressing the thorny issue of recent violence allegedly associated with his party and the MNS over the language row, Thackeray labelled such incidents as 'sporadic'

The controversy began with Rajanna's remarks on the party's "vote chori" campaign, which accuses opposition parties of vote-stealing.

BJP's Anurag Thakur says, "Rahul Gandhi is a propaganda king. Analysis of six opposition-ruled constituencies has exposed the Ghuspaithiya vote bank."

BJP's Amit Malviya said: “Sonia Gandhi’s name entered electoral rolls twice without meeting citizenship requirement — first as an Italian citizen in 1980, and then in 1983..."

BJP's Amit Malviya said: “Sonia Gandhi’s name entered electoral rolls twice without meeting citizenship requirement — first as an Italian citizen in 1980, and then in 1983..."

NCP (SP) leader Jitendra Awhad went a step further, saying he would eat non-vegetarian food on August 15 in protest against the ban.

Ignoring voters’ concerns, the poll narrative is increasingly being shaped by identity politics—debates over Bengali pride (Asmita), religious symbolism, and cultural allegiance

While the contest remained close in the early rounds, momentum shifted sharply when the opposition bloc consolidated its support behind Rudy

Maneka Gandhi, Varun Gandhi, Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, have all publicly opposed the Supreme Court’s recent directive to move stray dogs in Delhi-NCR to shelters.

In a letter to the CEC, Lahar Singh Siroya urged the commission to take cognizance of ex-JDS state president CM Ibrahim’s ‘revelations of gross electoral corruption’

Rajanna’s expulsion has added insult to injury, and the STs are unlikely to forget this soon. It has also exposed Siddaramaiah’s weakening grip over Karnataka government

The remarks have since sparked a heated political row, with the BJP demanding accountability from the state’s leadership and condemning the poet for statements

Mithun Chakraborty was responding to Bilawal Bhutto's remark that diverting the Indus River’s water away from Pakistan amounted to an assault on the nation’s history and culture.