Overview

• Rahul Gandhi’s Voter Adhikar Yatra drew large turnouts in Madhubani, Darbhanga and Muzaffarpur, with Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Tejashwi Yadav, Telangana CM A. Revanth Reddy and Tamil Nadu CM M.K. Stalin joining the campaign that ends with a Patna rally on September 1.
• The Opposition continues to allege “vote chori” after reports that about 65 lakh names were deleted in Bihar’s Special Intensive Revision, while the Supreme Court has directed the Election Commission to accept Aadhaar for inclusion claims.
• BJP and JD(U) leaders dismissed the yatra as a political stunt, yet the BJP has moved to reinforce NDA unity with district-wide press conferences and 14 outreach teams, even as some party voices flagged concern that the SIR may have cut into their own support.
• In the vice-presidential race set for September 9, INDIA bloc nominee and former judge B. Sudarshan Reddy met Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav in Lucknow, sought a conscience vote from MPs and said his 2011 Salwa Judum judgment “speaks for itself.”
• Ruling-party figures escalated attacks on Reddy’s past rulings, with leaders predicting an NDA victory, while Reddy said he is building support beyond Uttar Pradesh and continued outreach to MPs across parties.