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The Supreme Court is set to hear a PIL seeking to restrict Aadhaar use strictly to identity verification. The plea alleges its misuse as proof of citizenship, domicile and birth details, and calls for stricter electoral verification reforms

The Delhi High Court declined to order a re-poll in the Bar Council of Delhi elections despite ballot-tampering allegations. The court directed resumption of vote counting with enhanced transparency measures, including videography, live-streaming and scrutiny of doubtful ballots

The Election Commission has notified elections to four Rajya Sabha seats and seven Karnataka Legislative Council seats, with polling on June 18. The ruling Congress is expected to secure three Rajya Sabha seats and five Council seats based on its Assembly strength

Rahul Gandhi alleged that the BJP has built a system to “steal elections” across states including Haryana and Maharashtra. Speaking during a yatra in Gurugram, he accused the ruling party of controlling institutions and warned of public backlash

The Election Commission of India ordered repolling in 15 polling stations in West Bengal on May 2 after complaints from Phase 2 voting, marking the first repoll in the ongoing Assembly elections

Senior B Ashok, suspended for alleged media criticism during elections, accused the Left government of intolerance and misuse of service rules. He defended his actions, called the suspension unjust, and claimed bureaucratic independence was being undermined in Kerala

A voter in Chennai’s Mylapore constituency alleged her name was wrongly deleted from the electoral rolls despite completing verification steps, preventing her from voting. She accused officials of poor grievance handling and questioned the Election Commission’s process during roll revision

Tamil Nadu recorded around 70% voter turnout till 3 p.m. during Assembly elections, though polling was marred by an incident where a police constable was stabbed inside a booth in Mayiladuthurai. Despite this, voting remained largely peaceful across the state

The All India Trinamool Congress denied reports that I-PAC halted operations in West Bengal, calling them baseless and alleging BJP-linked intimidation. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accused central agencies of targeting the party’s campaign machinery ahead of polls

Tamil Nadu CM M. K. Stalin released DMK’s ‘Chennai Super-6’ manifesto ahead of Assembly polls, promising improved urban infrastructure, AI-enabled transport, 1,000 mini-buses, stormwater upgrades, and initiatives in emerging tech and civic management

Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused the All India Trinamool Congress of protecting infiltrators and enabling corruption during a rally in Jhargram. He claimed the upcoming West Bengal election is a battle to protect the state’s identity

Bulgaria held its eighth parliamentary election in five years after political instability and failed government formation. Voters will elect 240 lawmakers, following the resignation of PM Rosen Zhelyazkov amid protests over economic policies

Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam chief Vijay claimed the party is gaining strong grassroots support across Tamil Nadu while accusing the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam of blocking campaign permissions and spreading misinformation, asserting that a “people’s movement” will challenge ruling-party dominance in the upcoming polls

Elections to the recognised trade union of Orient Cement Company Pvt Ltd, recently acquired by Adani Cement, in Devapur of Mancherial district, have brought to light internal factions within the Congress party

The complex Israel-America relation may have serious effects on poll results with Arab-Americans veering away from Harris

Visiting the Distribution and Reception Centre (DRC) at Kotla Vijaya Bhaskar Reddy Stadium where polling officers will collect election equipment, he directed the Zonal Commissioner Hemant Sahadev Rao to ensure that the personnel reach the polling centers on time.

The notification has initiated the nomination process, with April 25 as the deadline for submissions.

The BBC reports that the request was part of a collection of older court documents from the case, which were made public on Friday.

After withdrawals, 75 aspirants are in the fray for the post of 15 directors in the election scheduled to be held on December 24.

The state government has amended the AP Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Rules, 2010, prohibiting deployment of teachers for “non-educational purposes”.