🇮🇳 Top 20 Indian Politics News Stories

Saturday, October 3, 2026

Here are the major Indian political developments making headlines today. Claims and allegations are attributed to the parties or individuals making them; they are not presented as established facts.

1. Anti-CEC Protests Continue in Delhi Over Voter-List Revision

Protests against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls continued in Delhi for a second day. Police detained several protesters after a group breached security barricades; demonstrators are demanding Kumar’s resignation.

2. Opposition INDIA Bloc Steps Up Nationwide Campaign Against SIR

The INDIA bloc is proceeding with a programme of protests from October 2 to 8, including demonstrations and a planned march to the Election Commission. The opposition parties are alleging irregularities in voter-roll revision and seeking changes to the electoral process.

3. Election Commission Orders Drive to Restore Left-Out Voters

The Election Commission has directed states and Union territories where SIR has been completed to conduct a special drive to identify eligible voters who may have been omitted. The exercise will also focus on first-time and newly eligible voters.

4. Rahul Gandhi Launches ‘Satyagraha’ Platform

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has launched a digital Satyagraha platform intended to bring together citizens, students, farmers and other groups raising grievances. The initiative comes amid the Congress-led campaign over electoral-roll revision and democratic institutions.

5. Mallikarjun Kharge Escalates Congress Attack on SIR

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge intensified his criticism of the Centre and Election Commission on Saturday, alleging serious problems with the electoral process. He called for fresh elections using ballot papers and made broader demands concerning governments elected through what he described as an improper process. These are political claims by Kharge.

6. TVK Moves Closer to INDIA Bloc’s Anti-SIR Campaign

Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), led by actor-turned-politician Vijay, is participating in an INDIA bloc consultative meeting focused on the SIR controversy. The party opposes alleged electoral-roll irregularities but has maintained its own position on questions such as reverting to ballot papers.

7. Congress-Pargat Singh Leadership Change in Punjab

Congress has appointed former Indian hockey captain and Jalandhar Cantonment MLA Pargat Singh as president of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee, replacing Amrinder Singh Raja Warring. The change comes months before the Punjab Assembly election and is part of the party’s organisational restructuring.

8. Priyanka Kakkar Leaves AAP and Joins Congress

Former Aam Aadmi Party spokesperson Priyanka Kakkar has joined Congress, citing differences over the functioning of her former party. Her move is among the latest political realignments involving Delhi’s opposition politics.

9. Karnataka BJP Challenges FIRs Linked to Form 7 Applications

A BJP delegation led by state president B Y Vijayendra, former chief minister B S Yediyurappa and Opposition leader R Ashoka met Karnataka’s DGP over FIRs connected with Form 7 applications during SIR. The BJP says legitimate applications should not automatically be treated as criminal activity, while authorities are investigating allegations of fraudulent bulk submissions.

10. Karnataka SIR Dispute Intensifies Between BJP and Congress

The political confrontation in Karnataka has deepened after Chief Minister D K Shivakumar protested over alleged bulk submission of fraudulent Form 7 applications. The BJP staged a counter-protest and sought action against Shivakumar and his colleagues.

11. Mallikarjun Kharge Seeks ₹3,705 Crore for Karnataka Drought

Kharge has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking ₹3,705.30 crore in central assistance for Karnataka’s drought situation. He cited widespread crop losses and rainfall deficiency and urged the Centre to intervene.

12. Supreme Court Declines Meeting With One-Nation, One-Election Panel

The Supreme Court has declined a proposed meeting with the parliamentary committee examining the constitutional amendment bill on One Nation, One Election. The court indicated that a proposed constitutional amendment could ultimately face judicial scrutiny, making an administrative-side discussion inappropriate.

13. President Murmu Assents to Gujarat and Assam UCC Bills

President Droupadi Murmu has given assent to the Uniform Civil Code Bills passed by Gujarat and Assam, following Uttarakhand’s earlier legislation. The development expands the number of states with UCC legislation and is expected to remain a significant political and legal issue.

14. West Bengal’s Voter-Roll Status Remains Under Scrutiny

Questions continue over the status of around 2.2 million West Bengal voters in the Election Commission’s special enrolment exercise. The issue is part of the broader dispute over the electoral-roll revision and procedures for voters whose names were left out.

15. Congress Raises Questions Over EC’s IT and ECINet Operations

Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh has raised allegations concerning the role of an Election Commission official in the poll body’s IT operations and ECINet system. The allegations form part of the Congress’s broader challenge to the Election Commission’s handling of electoral-roll data.

16. BJP and Congress Clash Over SIR in Karnataka

The Karnataka dispute has broadened into a confrontation over the use of Form 7, which allows electors to object to or seek deletion of electoral-roll entries. The BJP says the statutory mechanism should remain available to genuine applicants, while the Congress-led state government has raised concerns about allegedly fraudulent bulk applications.

17. Akhilesh Yadav Changes Samajwadi Party’s Uttarakhand Leadership

The Samajwadi Party has replaced Shubham Giri with Abdul Mateen Siddiqui as its Uttarakhand state chief. The move has been interpreted by party sources and political observers in the context of the party’s organisational strategy and efforts to strengthen its presence among different voter groups.

18. BJP Reviews Its Strategy Ahead of Uttar Pradesh Politics

Political attention is increasingly turning toward Uttar Pradesh as parties reorganise ahead of the 2027 Assembly election. Congress has recently changed its state leadership, while the Samajwadi Party is also adjusting its organisational structure.

19. Nandigram Bypoll Campaign Remains Politically Significant

The Nandigram bypoll continues to attract attention, with Congress candidate Milan Pradhan’s campaign resuming after his release. Political calculations involving Congress and TMC remain significant as the contest develops.

20. Parliamentary Committees See Major Leadership Reshuffle

The government and opposition have agreed on changes to several parliamentary committee chairmanships. Congress’s Mukul Wasnik will head the committee on education, women, children and youth; SP’s Ram Gopal Yadav continues with the health and family welfare panel, while BJP’s Sujeet Kumar has been named chairperson of the personnel, public grievances, law and justice committee.

🔎 Key Political Themes Today

SIR and voter-roll controversy • protests against the Election Commission • INDIA bloc mobilisation • TVK’s participation in opposition consultations • Punjab Congress leadership change • Karnataka electoral-roll dispute • Karnataka drought relief • UCC legislation • One Nation, One Election • Uttar Pradesh political restructuring.