Overview
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated with Navy personnel aboard INS Vikrant off the Goa–Karwar coast, lauding Operation Sindoor and pitching defence self‑reliance and exports.
- Modi later exchanged Diwali greetings in person with President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan and met Vice‑President C. P. Radhakrishnan.
- MNS chief Raj Thackeray alleged about 9.6 million fake entries were added to Maharashtra’s rolls, cited large additions in Mumbai, Thane, Pune and Nashik, and demanded local polls be deferred pending verification.
- The Election Commission’s response to Thackeray’s claims was not reported, keeping the status of his postponement demand unresolved.
- RJD released 143 Bihar Assembly candidates, including Tejashwi Yadav from Raghopur, as alliance tensions surfaced with overlapping contests and JMM announcing a withdrawal from the state race.