Overview

• INDIA bloc nominee B. Sudarshan Reddy began outreach in Lucknow, meeting Samajwadi Party and Congress leaders and urging MPs to vote by conscience ahead of the September 9 vice‑presidential poll.
• Reddy declined to trade charges over the 2011 Salwa Judum judgment after renewed criticism from Amit Shah, as the BJP circulated an attack video and 18 eminent jurists publicly defended the ruling.
• Akhilesh Yadav pledged SP support while Reddy emphasized a non‑partisan approach and an impartial Rajya Sabha chair if elected, with reports noting the NDA’s numerical advantage.
• Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy joined Rahul Gandhi and Tejashwi Yadav in Bihar’s Voter Adhikar Yatra, alleging voter roll changes amount to “vote theft.”
• The campaign spotlights reports of about 65 lakh deletions from Bihar’s draft rolls and references a Supreme Court directive permitting excluded voters to file inclusion claims with Aadhaar, even as NDA voices dismiss the drive’s influence.