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BRS MLC Dasoju Sravan has urged Governor Jishnu Dev Varma to intervene in the Telangana municipal poll schedule, alleging it is rushed and unfair. He said the compressed timeline could hurt democratic participation and benefit the ruling party.

The Supreme Court declined to issue nationwide guidelines on preventing stampedes at public gatherings, directing the petitioner to pursue the matter with the Ministry of Home Affairs and Election Commission. The bench cited law-and-order expertise and feasibility concerns

The Telangana Council of Higher Education has decided to revamp UG and PG syllabi and form subject-wise committees led by Vice Chancellors. The council also plans to expand apprenticeship-embedded courses and seek industry inputs to make education more skill-oriented

Bangladesh’s BNP urged the Election Commission to act with complete impartiality ahead of the February 12 general elections, raising concerns over postal ballots, alleged code violations and bias, while the CEC defended the commission’s neutrality and sought cooperation for a fair, inclusive poll 

Amid Maharashtra civic polls, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi called vote tampering “anti-national” as allegations surfaced that marker pen ink could be removed easily. The State Election Commission launched a probe and will revert to traditional ink for future elections

A controversy erupted during the BMC elections in Mumbai after voters reported that the marker ink applied to their fingers could be easily wiped off. MNS chief Raj Thackeray accused the Maharashtra government and Election Commission of manipulating the process to secure victory, calling it a “sign of a dying democracy.”

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accused the Enforcement Directorate of attempting to steal the Trinamool Congress’s internal strategy during raids at I-PAC offices, alleging BJP leaders including Amit Shah benefited from the coal scam.

Cricketer Mohammed Shami and his brother were asked to appear for SIR verification in Kolkata due to errors in their voter forms. Shami, representing Bengal in Rajkot, has requested new dates, rescheduled between January 9–11 by the Election Commission

The Election Commission has published West Bengal's draft electoral rolls following the Special Intensive Revision, deleting over 58 lakh names due to death, migration, duplicates, and other discrepancies. Hearings for affected voters are expected to begin next week

Election Commission data shows TDP received over ₹83 crore in donations in 2024–25, down from over ₹100 crore earlier. Janasena got ₹25.33 crore, while YSRCP received over ₹140 crore. Natco Pharma emerged as a major donor to all three parties.

The Supreme Court directed States to provide additional staff to the Election Commission to ease the workload on booth-level officers engaged in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, following complaints of extreme pressure, FIRs, and deaths by suicide among BLOs

The Supreme Court directed States to ease the heavy workload on Booth Level Officers engaged in the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision exercise, following reports of deaths, FIRs and extreme stress, while allowing exemptions and replacements for employees with genuine difficulties

The Election Commission reported major progress in Phase II of the Special Intensive Revision, with 99.83% Enumeration Forms distributed across 12 states and UTs and 93.27% digitisation completed. Uttar Pradesh leads in electorate size but trails in digitisation

The Supreme Court asked the Election Commission to consider extending Kerala’s December 11 SIR deadline, noting that 1.76 lakh government staff are currently deployed for local body polls. It allowed the state to submit a representation and directed the EC to decide within two days

The Election Commission has extended all key deadlines under the three-stage Special Intensive Revision in 12 states and UTs by seven days, delaying enumeration, polling station rationalisation and draft roll publication. Opposition parties criticised the move, calling the extension an eyewash

The Telangana High Court will resume hearing petitions on local body elections on Tuesday. The State government recently issued G.O 46 restricting reservations for sarpanches and ward members, with groundwork completed for gazette publication and submission to the Election Commission

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has written to the Chief Election Commissioner urging an immediate halt to the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, citing coercion, poor planning, overstretched officials, and human costs including suicides amid the chaotic exercise

The Congress leadership, including Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge, met in Delhi to review the party’s poor performance in the Bihar elections. Accusing the Election Commission of lacking transparency, the party said it would soon present concrete proof supporting its ‘vote chori’ claim

Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj and Mukesh Sahani’s VIP failed to secure early leads in the Bihar elections, aligning with exit poll predictions. While NDA surged ahead in over 200 seats, both parties struggled despite being projected as potential influencer

Makkal Needhi Maiam, led by Kamal Haasan, has submitted a request to the Election Commission for a new common symbol from a list of ten options for the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. The party previously contested with the 'battery torch' symbol in 2021