Overview

• Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav joined Rahul Gandhi and Tejashwi Yadav in Saran, with reports of large turnouts along the route.
• Trinamool Congress will participate in the September 1 Patna culmination, sending MP Yusuf Pathan and leader Lalitesh Pati Tripathi.
• Rahul Gandhi accused the BJP, RSS and the Election Commission of ‘vote chori’ tied to the Special Intensive Revision, while the poll body has published deleted names per a Supreme Court directive and denies collusion.
• A Darbhanga video showing abuses directed at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his late mother led to an arrest and 14-day custody, as Amit Shah and other BJP leaders demanded an apology from Rahul Gandhi.
• Black-flag protests by BJP’s youth wing met a non-violent gesture when Gandhi halted his vehicle in Arrah and offered candies to a protester, reiterating his message of restraint.